TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Balance assessment in sports-related concussion: evaluating test-retest reliability of the Equilibrate System
JO  - Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances
A1  - Odom, Mitchell J.
A1  - Lee, Young M.
A1  - Zuckerman, Scott L.
A1  - Apple, Rachel P.
A1  - Germanos, Theodore
A1  - Solomon, Gary S.
A1  - Sills, Allen K.
SP  - 93
EP  - 98
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
N2  - This study evaluated the test-retest reliability of a novel computer-based, portable balance assessment tool, the Equilibrate System (ES), used to diagnose sports-related concussion. Twenty-seven students participated in ES testing consisting of three sessions over 4 weeks. The modified Balance Error Scoring System was performed. For each participant, test-retest reliability was established using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The ES test-retest reliability from baseline to week 2 produced an ICC value of 0.495 (95% CI, 0.123-0.745). Week 2 testing produced ICC values of 0.602 (95% CI, 0.279-0.803) and 0.610 (95% CI, 0.299-0.804), respectively. All other single measures test-retest reliability values produced poor ICC values. Same-day ES testing showed fair to good test-retest reliability while interweek measures displayed poor to fair test-retest reliability. Testing conditions should be controlled when using computerized balance assessment methods. ES testing should only be used as a part of a comprehensive assessment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1548-825X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -