ORIGINAL PAPER
Reliability and validity of a new measure of agility and equilibrium: the reaction balance test
1
Faculty of Culture and Sport Policy, Toin University of Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan
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Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
Submission date: 2022-04-22
Acceptance date: 2022-11-22
Publication date: 2022-11-30
Hum Mov. 2023;24(1):140-148
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
The evaluation has been limited to a single ability, such as agility or equilibrium, and has not been conducted in a series of movements. In addition, a measurement method that is less burdensome for the participants has not been established. In this study, we designed a new reaction balance test (RB T) that combines agility and equilibrium and examined its reliability and validity.
Methods:
The participants were 49 young people (17 males, 32 females). Their whole-body reaction time (WRT) and center of pressure (COP) during a 30-second trial (COP30) of single-leg standing with open eyes were measured to determine their agility and equilibrium, respectively. Overall, 4 COP parameters were evaluated during COP30. For RBT, the participants were asked to quickly raise one leg after sensing a light stimulus and stand on the other leg for 10 seconds (COP10). The test evaluated their single-leg reaction time (SRT) and the same 4 parameters as those in COP30.
Results:
The intraclass correlation coefficients between agility (WRT and SRT) and equilibrium (total length [TL] at COP30 and COP10) were all > 0.81. In addition, no proportional error was observed for COP30 or COP10, only for TL of the non-dominant leg. There were significant associations between WRT and SRT for agility and between COP30 and COP10 for equilibrium for TL.
Conclusions:
It was suggested that the reliability and validity of RB T could be improved by evaluating TL by using the dominant leg for agility and the non-dominant leg for equilibrium.
The evaluation has been limited to a single ability, such as agility or equilibrium, and has not been conducted in a series of movements. In addition, a measurement method that is less burdensome for the participants has not been established. In this study, we designed a new reaction balance test (RB T) that combines agility and equilibrium and examined its reliability and validity.
Methods:
The participants were 49 young people (17 males, 32 females). Their whole-body reaction time (WRT) and center of pressure (COP) during a 30-second trial (COP30) of single-leg standing with open eyes were measured to determine their agility and equilibrium, respectively. Overall, 4 COP parameters were evaluated during COP30. For RBT, the participants were asked to quickly raise one leg after sensing a light stimulus and stand on the other leg for 10 seconds (COP10). The test evaluated their single-leg reaction time (SRT) and the same 4 parameters as those in COP30.
Results:
The intraclass correlation coefficients between agility (WRT and SRT) and equilibrium (total length [TL] at COP30 and COP10) were all > 0.81. In addition, no proportional error was observed for COP30 or COP10, only for TL of the non-dominant leg. There were significant associations between WRT and SRT for agility and between COP30 and COP10 for equilibrium for TL.
Conclusions:
It was suggested that the reliability and validity of RB T could be improved by evaluating TL by using the dominant leg for agility and the non-dominant leg for equilibrium.
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