Relative and absolute within-session reliability of the modified Star Excursion Balance Test in healthy elite athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is commonly used to assess dynamic postural balance both in clinical practice and research. The aim of our study was to assess the within-session relative and absolute reliability of participants' performance of the modified SEBT (mSEBT) using a single practice trial in healthy elite athletes who were familiar with the test.

Methods

An intra-session repeated-measures design was used to investigate the relative and absolute reliability of participants' (healthy athletes partaking in sports at a high-risk of ankle sprain injury) performance of the mSEBT. A total of 122 healthy elite athletes from soccer (n = 73), basketball (n = 15), and volleyball (n = 34) performed one practice trial and three test trials

SUBMITTER: Onofrei RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6571006 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature