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To describe the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test protocol and evaluate test reliability, bilateral symmetry, and gender differences in healthy adults.

January 7, 2012The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Upper Quarter Y Balance Test

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PGPaul P. GormanUniversity of Evansville RBRobert J. ButlerRoyal Stoke University Hospital PPPhillip J. PliskyUniversity of Evansville

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Cross-sectional study demonstrates high reliability and consistent reach scores across genders in active adults, suggesting utility for upper-body musculoskeletal screening.

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To describe the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test protocol and evaluate test reliability, bilateral symmetry, and gender differences in healthy adults.
Measured upper extremity reach distances in 95 active adults utilizing a standardized balance-and-reach protocol in a closed-chain position.
Evaluated test-retest and interrater reliability using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC 3,1).
Compared normalized composite reach scores between genders with independent samples t-tests and between bilateral limbs with dependent samples t-tests.
Test-retest reliability ICC (3,1) ranged from 0.80 to 0.99, and interrater reliability ICC (3,1) was 1.00.
Average normalized composite reach scores (right/left) were 81.7% and 82.3% of limb length for men, compared to 80.7% and 80.7% for women.
No statistically significant differences occurred between genders or between bilateral limbs once reach distances were normalized to arm length.

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Gorman et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9625a5e5bcb4e3b835f6d https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0b013e3182472fdb

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January 7, 2012The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Upper Quarter Y Balance Test

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Authors

PGPaul P. GormanUniversity of Evansville RBRobert J. ButlerRoyal Stoke University Hospital PPPhillip J. PliskyUniversity of Evansville

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Implication

Cross-sectional study demonstrates high reliability and consistent reach scores across genders in active adults, suggesting utility for upper-body musculoskeletal screening.

Key Points

To describe the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test protocol and evaluate test reliability, bilateral symmetry, and gender differences in healthy adults.
Measured upper extremity reach distances in 95 active adults utilizing a standardized balance-and-reach protocol in a closed-chain position.
Evaluated test-retest and interrater reliability using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC 3,1).
Compared normalized composite reach scores between genders with independent samples t-tests and between bilateral limbs with dependent samples t-tests.
Test-retest reliability ICC (3,1) ranged from 0.80 to 0.99, and interrater reliability ICC (3,1) was 1.00.
Average normalized composite reach scores (right/left) were 81.7% and 82.3% of limb length for men, compared to 80.7% and 80.7% for women.
No statistically significant differences occurred between genders or between bilateral limbs once reach distances were normalized to arm length.

Cite This Study

Gorman et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9625a5e5bcb4e3b835f6d https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0b013e3182472fdb

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