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Bagley, J.

Boise, S.

Faigenbaum, Avery

Farrell, Anne C

Kang, J.

Myer, G.

Ratamess, N.

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DYNAMIC BALANCE IN CHILDREN: PERFORMANCE COMPARISION BETWEEN TWO TESTING DEVICES    1Bagley, J., 1Boise, S., 1Ratamess, N., 1Kang, J., 1Farrell, A., 2Myer, G., 1Faigenbaum, A. 1The College of New Jersey, Ewing NJ. 2Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH  joellebagley@yahoo.com, shannboise@yahoo.com, ratamess@tcnj.edu, kang@tcnj.edu, afarrell@tcnj.edu, greg.myer@ccmc.org, faigenba@tcnj.edu  Dynamic balance (DB) refers to the ability to maintain balance while moving and requires strength, flexibility and proprioception. DB is typically measured in youth and adults on a Y-balance kit (YBK). For general use in most public schools, less expensive devices are needed. PURPOSE: To compare DB performance in children measured on a YBK with a less expensive hand-made device (HMD) made from wood slats and cloth measuring tape. METHODS: Sixteen children (age 10.6 ± 0.3 yr; height 146.4 ± 7.2 cm, body mass 46.4 ± 14.9 kg) performed the Y balance test using a YBK and a HMD on nonconsecutive days.  Standard testing procedures which included 6 warm-up trials and 3 test trials on each leg in the anterior, posteromedial and posterolateral directions were followed. Subjects attempted to maintain single-leg stance while reaching as far as possible in each direction with the contralateral leg.  Data were analyzed for each limb in all 3 directions using paired t-tests and Bland-Altman plots. RESULTS: HMD provided a strong relationship to YBK measures with composite correlation coefficients ranging from r=0.90 to r=0.94 and no difference in performance for any direction on either limb between the YBK and the HMD (p>0.05). Bland-Altman plots confirmed no systematic shift in DB performance in any measure between YBK and HMD. CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate that DB performance on a HMD is comparable to performance on a commercially marketed YBK in children.        Research Funded by American Council on Exercise  

Dynamic Balance In Children: Performance Comparison Between Two Testing Devices

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Dynamic Balance In Children: Performance Comparison Between Two Testing Devices

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