Star Excursion Balance Test in young athletes with back pain
- The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is effective in measuring dynamic postural control (DPC). This research aimed to determine whether DPC measured by the SEBT in young athletes (YA) with back pain (BP) is different from those without BP (NBP). 53 BP YA and 53 NBP YA matched for age, height, weight, training years, training sessions/week and training minutes/session were studied. Participants performed 4 practice trials after which 3 measurements in the anterior, posteromedial and posterolateral SEBT reach directions were recorded. Normalized reach distance was analyzed using the mean of all 3 measurements. There was no statistical significant difference (p > 0.05) between the reach distance of BP (87.2 ± 5.3, 82.4 ± 8.2, 78.7 ± 8.1) and NBP (87.8 ± 5.6, 82.4 ± 8.0, 80.0 ± 8.8) in the anterior, posteromedial and posterolateral directions respectively. DPC in YA with BP, as assessed by the SEBT, was not different from NBP YA.
Author details: | Edem Korkor Appiah-DwomohORCiDGND, Steffen MüllerGND, Miralem HadzicORCiDGND, Frank MayerORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-400441 |
Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (337) |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2017/09/21 |
Publication year: | 2017 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2017/09/21 |
Tag: | back pain; star excursion balance test; young athletes |
Number of pages: | 11 |
Source: | Sports 4 (2016) Nr. 3. - DOI: 10.3390/sports4030044 |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
DDC classification: | 7 Künste und Unterhaltung / 79 Sport, Spiele, Unterhaltung / 796 Sportarten, Sportspiele |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access |
Grantor: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) |
License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |