Medicine

J. Hertel, S. J. Miller, C. Denegar

2000.5.1Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

DOI: 10.1123/jsr.9.2.104

tlooto Summary

Estimates of intratester and intertester reliability and learning effects during the Star Excursion Balance Tests were high, but adequate practice trials should be performed before taking baseline measures.

Abstract

0bjective: To estimate intratester and intertester reliability and learning effects during the Star Excursion Balance Tests (SEBTs). Setting: A university athletic training research laboratory. Subjects: Sixteen healthy volunteers with no history of balance disorders or significant lower extremity joint pathology. Measurements: Length of excursion was measured manually for each trial. Results: ICCs for intratester reliability were .78–.96 on day 1 and 32–.96 on day 2. ICCs for intertester reliability were .35–.84 on day 1 and .81–.93 on day 2. Significant learning effects were identified for 4 of the 8 tests. Conclusions: Estimates of intratester and intertester reliability were high, but adequate practice trials should be performed before taking baseline measures.

Citation format

HERTEL, J.; MILLER, S. J.; DENEGAR, C. Intratester and intertester reliability during the star excursion balance tests. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 2000, 9: 104–116.