Star Excursion Balance Test
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The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is a dynamic test that requires strength, flexibility, and proprioception. It is a measure of dynamic balance that provides a significant challenge to athletes and people who are physically active. The test can be used to assess physical performance but can also be used to screen deficits in dynamic postural control due to musculoskeletal injuries like chronic ankle instability. It could be used to identify athletes at greater risk for lower extremity injury. It is also possible to use the test during the rehabilitation of orthopedic injuries in healthy, physically active adults [1] [2].
The SEBT could be used to compare balance ability among different sports and to assess physical performance. Research have suggested to use the SEBT as a screening tool for sport participation on the one hand and as a post-rehabilitation test to ensure dynamic functional symmetry on the other hand. It’s also been showed that the performance of SEBT improves after training. [2]
It is important, that the test capture the greatest amount of information of instability in the shortest amount of time [2].
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