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Plisky PJ, Rauh MJ, Kaminski TW, Underwood FB. Star Excursion Balance Test as a predictor of lower extremity injury in high school basketball players. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. Dec 2006;36(12):911-919. View Article

Kiesel K, Plisky PJ, Voight, M. Can serious injury in professional football be predicted by a preseason functional movement screen?  NAJSPT. 2007;2(3):147-158 View Article

Plisky PJ, Gorman P, Kiesel K, Butler R, Underwood F, Elkins B. The reliability of an instrumented device for measuring components of the Star Excursion Balance Test. NAJSPT. 2009;4(2):92-99. View Article

Posters


Butler RJ, Kiesel KB, Gorman PP, Plisky PJ. (accepted) Does age affect Star Excursion Balance Test scores over the course of one year? Third Annual Conference on Movement Dysfunction 2009. Edinburgh, UK.


Kiesel KB, Butler RJ, Plisky PJ. (accepted) Fundamental Movement Dysfunction as Measured by the Functional Movement Screen Shifts the Probability of Predicting a Musculoskeletal Injury in Firefighters. Third Annual Conference on Movement Dysfunction 2009. Edinburgh, UK.


Butler  RJ, Elkins B,. Kiesel KB, Plisky PJ.  Gender differences in Functional Movement Screen and Y-Balance Test scores in middle school aged children. Med Sci Sports Exer 2009; 40(5 S), 1950.


McFelea JM, Plisky PJ, Kiesel KB, Gorman PP, Rauh MJ, Butler RJ.  Comparison of single and multi-sport athletes’ performance on the Y Balance Test. Med Sci Sports Exer 2009; 40(5 S), 1849.


Kiesel KB, Plisky PJ, Kersey P. Functional Movement Test Score as a Predictor of Time-loss during a Professional Football Team's Pre-season. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 40(5) Supplement 1:S234, May 2008.

Y Balance Test/Star Excursion Balance Test/Functional Movement Screen Research

Arnold B, DE LA Motte S, Linens S, Ross S. Ankle instability is associated with balance impairments: a meta-analysis. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. 2009: 41: 1048-1062. View Article

Bouillon L, Sklenka D, Driver A. Comparison of training between 2 cycle ergometers on dynamic balance for middle-aged women. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2009: 18: 316-326.

Bressel E, Yonker J, Kras J, Heath E. Comparison of static and dynamic balance in female collegiate soccer, basketball, and gymnastics athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. 2007;42(1):42-46. View Article

Chaiwanichsiri D, Lorprayoon E, Noomanoch L. Star excursion balance training: effects on ankle functional stability after ankle sprain. J Med Assoc Thai. 2005;88 Suppl 4:S90-94. View Article

Cote KP, Brunet ME, Gansneder BM, Shultz SJ. Effects of Pronated and Supinated Foot Postures on Static and Dynamic Postural Stability. J Athl Train. 2005;40(1):41-46. View Article

Earl J, Hertel J. Lower-extremity muscle activation during the star excursion balance tests. J Sport Rehabil. 2001;10:93-104.

English T, Howe K. The effects of pilates exercise on trunk and postural stability and throwing velocity on college baseball pitchers: single subject design. North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2007;2(1):8-21. View Article

Gray G. Lower Extremity Functional Profile. Adrian, Mi: Wynn Marketing Inc; 1995.

Gribble P, Robinson R, Hertel J, Denegar C. The effects of fatigue and gender on dynamic postural control. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2009: 18: 240-257.

Gribble PA, Hertel J, Denegar CR, Buckley WE. The Effects of Fatigue and Chronic Ankle Instability on Dynamic Postural Control. J Athl Train. 2004;39(4):321-329. View Article

Gribble PA, Hertel J, Denegar CR. Chronic ankle instability and fatigue create proximal joint alterations during performance of the Star Excursion Balance Test. Int J Sports Med. 2007;28(3):236-242. View Article

Gribble PA, Hertel J. Changes in postural control during a 48-hr. sleep deprivation period. Percept Mot Skills. 2004;99(3 Pt 1):1035-1045. View Article

Gribble PA, Hertel J. Considerations for normalizing measures of the star excursion balance test. Measurement in physical education and exercise science. 2003;7(2):89-100.

Gribble PA, Hertel J. Effect of hip and ankle muscle fatigue on unipedal postural control. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2004;14(6):641-646. View Article

Gribble PA, Hertel J. Effect of lower-extremity muscle fatigue on postural control. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85(4):589-592. View Article

Gribble PA, Tucker WS, White P. Time-of-day influences on static and dynamic postural control. Journal of Athletic Training. 2007;42(1):35-41. View Article

Hale SA, Hertel J, Olmsted-Kramer LC. The effect of a 4-week comprehensive rehabilitation program on postural control and lower extremity function in individuals with chronic ankle instability. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2007;37(6):303-311. View Article

Hardy L, Huxel K, Brucker J, Nesser T. Prophylactic ankle braces and star excursion balance measures in healthy volunteers. Journal of Athletic Training. 2008: 43: 347-351. View Article

Herrington L, Hatcher J, Hatcher A, McNicholas M. A comparison of Star Excursion Balance Test reach distances between ACL deficient patients and asymptomatic controls. Knee. 2009: 16: 149-152. View Article

Hertel J, Braham R, Hale S, Olmsted L. Simplifying the Star Excursion Balance Test: analyses of subjects with and without ankle instability. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006;36:131-137. View Article

Hertel J, Miller S, Denegar C. Intratester and intertester reliability during the Star Excursion Balance Tests. J Sport Rehabil. 2000;9:104-116.

Hertel J. Functional instability following lateral ankle sprain. Sports Med. 2000;29(5):361-371. View Article

Hubbard TJ, Kramer LC, Denegar CR, Hertel J. Contributing factors to chronic ankle instability. Foot Ankle Int. 2007;28(3):343-354. View Article

Hubbard TJ, Kramer LC, Denegar CR, Hertel J. Correlations among multiple measures of functional and mechanical instability in subjects with chronic ankle instability. J Athl Train. 2007;42(3):361-366. View Article

Kahle N, Gribble P. The effects of core stability training on dynamic balance testing in young, healthy adults. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. 2009: 1: 65-73.

Kiesel K, Plisky P, Voight M. Can serious injury in professional football be predicted by a preseason functional movement screen? NAJSPT. 2007;2(3):147-158. View Article

Kinzey S, Armstrong C. The reliability of the star-excursion test in assessing dynamic balance. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1998;27(5):356-360. View Article

Lanning CL, Uhl TL, Ingram CL, Mattacola CG, English T, Newsom S. Baseline values of trunk endurance and hip strength in collegiate athletes. J Athl Train. 2006;41(4):427-434. View Article

Olmsted L, Carcia C, Hertel J, Shultz S. Efficacy of the Star Excursion Balance Tests in detecting reach deficits in subjects with chronic ankle instability. J Athl Train. 2002;37(4):501-506. View Article

Plisky P, Rauh M, Kaminski T, Underwood F. Star Excursion Balance Test as a predictor of lower extremity injury in high school basketball players. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006;36(12):911-919. View Article

Plisky PJ, Gorman P, Kiesel K, Butler R, Underwood F, Elkins B. The reliability of an instrumented device for measuring components of the Star Excursion Balance Test. NAJSPT. 2009;4(2):92-99. View Article

Sato K, Mokha M. Does core strength training influence running kinetics, lower-extremity stability, and 5000-M performance in runners? Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2009: 23: 133-140. View Article

Sawkins K, Refshauge K, Kilbreath S, Raymond J. The placebo effect of ankle taping in ankle instability. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007;39(5):781-787. View Article

Sefton J, Hicks-Little C, Hubbard T, Clemens M, Yengo C, Koceja D, Cordova M. Sensorimotor function as a predictor of chronic ankle instability. Clinical Biomechanics. 2009: 24: 451-458. View Article
 

 

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