OBJECTIVE: To determine the immediate effects of a whole-body fatigue protocol on performance of the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS), a postural-stability test commonly used as part of a concussion-assessment battery. DESIGN AND SETTING: Subjects were assigned to a fatigue or control group and were assessed before and immediately after a 20-minute fatigue protocol or rest period. SUBJECTS: ...

OBJECTIVE Study 1 investigated the intraclass reliability and percent variance associated with each component within the traditional Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) protocol. Study 2 investigated the reliability of subsequent modifications of the BESS. DESIGN Prospective cross-sectional examination of the traditional and modified BESS protocols. SETTING Schools participating in Georgia ...

Background. The balance error scoring system (BESS) is a brief, easily administered test of static balance. The purpose of this study is to develop normative data for this test. Study Design. Cross-sectional, descriptive, and cohort design. Methods. The sample was drawn from a population of clients taking part in a comprehensive preventive health screen at a multidisciplinary healthcare center....

CONTEXT The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) is commonly used by researchers and clinicians to evaluate balance.A growing number of studies are using the BESS as an outcome measure beyond the scope of its original purpose. OBJECTIVE To provide an objective systematic review of the reliability and validity of the BESS. DATA SOURCES PubMed and CINHAL were searched using Balance Error Scori...

BACKGROUND Concussion management practices are important for athlete safety. Baseline testing provides a benchmark to which post-injury assessments are compared. Yet few neurophysical concussion assessment studies have examined learned response. The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) measures postural stability through 6 conditions by counting the errors committed during each condition. In a s...

Background. Poor landing mechanics and core stability are risk factors contributing to knee injuries, especially Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury, in military cadets. This study aimed investigate the effect of Stop-X injury. Methods. In this quasi-experimental study, 40 cadets were purposefully recruited randomly assigned either an intervention (INT, n=20, age=19.05±0.68 years, height=1.75±0.0...

introduction: knee joint has the highest percentage of injuries among lower extremity joints especially in athletes and people with high activity levels. therefore, analyzing of knee movements has an important area of research in the bioengineering and rehabilitation fields. sharif human movement instrumentation system (sharif-hmis) is a new inertial sensor designed for movement analysis. the p...

Background: Knowledge of the functional balance tests for the patients with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) may provide useful and accurate information about the balance function of these patients under different situations. Objectives: This study aims to review the functional balance tests for PwMS. Materials and Methods: This is a systematic review. The search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, LILA...

In this paper we present a methodoly for the scoring of punctuation annotated texts, as well as a preliminary system to perform the task. We modify SCLITE’s scoring methodology to support scoring of punctuation. Using this methodology, we show that the error rate of an initial automatic system is comparable to annotator inconsistency. However, the use of multiple references allows us to differe...