title: Normative values for a video-force plate assessment of postural control in athletic children.
abstract: The objective of this study was to provide normative data for young athletes during the three stances of the modified Balance Error Scoring System (mBESS) using an objective video-force plate system. Postural control was measured in 398 athletes between 8 and 18 years of age during the three stances of the mBESS using a video-force plate rating system. Girls exhibited better postural control than boys during each stance of the mBESS. Age was not significantly associated with postural control. We provide normative data for a video-force plate assessment of postural stability in pediatric athletes during the three stances of the mBESS.
authors: aThe Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, WalthambDepartment of Orthopaedics, Division of Sports MedicinecBrain Injury Center, Boston Children's HospitalDepartments of dPediatricseOrthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors: David R
authors: DR
authors: Howell
authors: William P
authors: WP
authors: Meehan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000465:Algorithms; D056352:Athletes; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014741:Video Recording