TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Effects of fatigue on the BTrackS balance test for concussion management
JO  - International journal of athletic therapy and training
A1  - Benedict, Scott E.
A1  - Hinshaw, Jeffrey W.
A1  - Byron-Fields, Ryan
A1  - Baweja, Harsimran S.
A1  - Goble, Daniel J.
SP  - 23
EP  - 28
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2157-7277
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2016-0086
ID  - ref1
ER  -