Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance Test as a Measure of Joint Mobility

Ola Eriksrud, Jan Cabri, Peter Federolf

2015

Abstract

Joint range of motion (ROM) is commonly measured using goniometry, which is well established with accepted reference values from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) (Greene & Heckman, 1994). The procedures of obtaining these measures are based on unidirectional and uniplanar passive testing of isolated joint motions in supine, prone or seated positions. The relationships of such ROM measures have been found to have a variable relationship to performance (Craib et al., 1996; Menz, Morris, & Lord, 2006). Utilizing tests of the full kinematic chain from an upright standing position that involve the concurrent use of multiple joints, directions and planes of motion might be one solution to the shortcomings of the traditional ROM testing procedures. Full kinematic chain tests have the advantage of greater specificity to most human movements including, for example, athletic performance. The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is a widely accepted (Gribble, Hertel, & Plisky, 2012) test of balance and mobility in lower-body joints. While it does not challenge all joint movements at and above the hip (Delahunt et al., 2013), its does offer a platform from which a whole-body mobility test can be created. In the current study we propose a Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance Test (HSEBT), which combines a systematic use of unilateral and bilateral hand reaches, thus also challenging mobility in hip and upper body joints. The purposes of this study were to (1) evaluate in which joints significant motions are elicited by the HSEBT in healthy reference group; and (2) compared to joint movements of the foot, knee, hip and trunk triggered by the HSEBT to normative ROM values.

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Eriksrud O., Cabri J. and Federolf P. (2015). Hand Reach Star Excursion Balance Test as a Measure of Joint Mobility . In - icSPORTS, ISBN , pages 0-0


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