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New Possibility for Testing The Dynamic Stability of The Trunk and Lower Extremities

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 18; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jval.2015.09.2261

1524-4733

V Steinhausz, E Sió, G. Gombos, V. Bajsz, Emily Toth, K Sömjén, Pongrác Ács, I Boncz,

Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems

The Start Excursion Balance test (SEBT) is commonly used to assess the dynamic stability of the trunk and lower extremities in which eight times three (8x3) measurements are made, this means a total of 48 measurements on the two sides. The aim of this research is to create a simpler and faster balance test and to compare this with other validated balance tests. The study was implemented in August 2014 at the University of Pécs Faculty of Health Sciences Zalaegerszeg Training Centre in which 11 adult and 30 youth basketball players players were involved (mean age: 14.9 year, mean height: 179.9cm). The Dynamic Lateral Balance Test (DLBT) is based on a newly developed methodology and use a simple calliper to measure the values. To assess the strength of the relationship between the specific tests ( SEBT, Flamenco Test and DLBT) Pearson correlation coefficients were computed. Statistical significance was established at the α-level of 0.05 for all analyses, and IBM SPSS, Inc., 20.0v was used. We found moderate correlation between the values of the DLBT and the body height(p<0.001), therefore we expressed the values correlated with body height(DLBT / body height x 100). There wasa moderate negative correlate between the values of the Flamenco Test and the DLBT test (left side: r = -0.424, p = 0.006; right side: r = -0.432, p = 0.005). There was a moderate positive correlation between the DLBT and the SEBT regarding some directions (p < 0.05), for example: right DLTB – right posteromedial: r = 0.480, p = 0.002; left DLBT – left posteromedial: r = 0.491, p = 0.002. The present pilot study confirmed the correlation between the newly developed DLBT and other validated tests; consequently this new test can become a fast, simple and informative solution for testing the dynamic balance.