Reliability of Functional Balance Static, Semi-dynamic and Dynamic Tests in Ectomorph women aged youth

Abstract

Balance is a complex motor skill that describes body posture dynamic in preventing to fall. The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of functional balance tests (static, semi-dynamic and dynamic) in ectomorph women aged youth (24-34 years old).25 female ectomorph with the average and standard deviation age of 26.00±1.51 yrs, height of 166.9±1.14 cm and weight of 46.99±3.27 kg, participated in this study. Functional balance tests were assessed while Heath-Carter approach applied to determine the participant somatotype. All the functional balance tests are used for each individual three times within 72 hours. Data distribution normalization are evaluated by means of Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, while ICC was used for assessing the reliability at a significance level of 0.05. To assess static balance, BESS in stable level with a leg upward and tandem positions, BESS in unstable level with a leg upward position, Stork, Angle in stable level in dominant leg opened eyes, and undominant leg with opened and closed eyes; and semi-dynamic balance, Star excursion and dynamic balance tests, Timed to Get Up and Go tets that have attained a very good reliability level (ICC>0.80), are recommended. The reliability of the BESS static balance test in paired foot and tandem positions, Romberg, Angle in stable level with the dominant leg and opened eyes; Angle in unstable level with indominant leg and closed eyes; and Tandem walking dynamic balance test that are used in this study with ectomorph body type has not been confirmed, so we can say that the reliability of these tests is affected by individual's body type.