@article{ref1,
title="Effects of fatigue on the BTrackS balance test for concussion management",
journal="International journal of athletic therapy and training",
year="2017",
author="Benedict, Scott E. and Hinshaw, Jeffrey W. and Byron-Fields, Ryan and Baweja, Harsimran S. and Goble, Daniel J.",
volume="22",
number="4",
pages="23-28",
abstract="Fatigue has been shown to adversely affect balance results, as measured by the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS). The present study aimed to determine whether a new low-cost force plate for concussion balance assessment, the Balance Tracking System (BTrackS), is subject to similar fatigue effects. Significant fatigue effects were only evident immediately following a fatigue protocol (p>0.05), and were fully resolved within 5 minutes post fatigue. These results suggest that the BBT is more fatigue resistant than the BESS, and support use of the BBT as a potentially more reliable alternative to the BESS during immediate sideline balance testing.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2157-7277",
doi="10.1123/ijatt.2016-0086",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2016-0086"
}