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This study was designed to examine the role of foot type, height, leg length, and range of motion (ROM) measurements on excursion distances while performing the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), a test of dynamic postural control. Participants (n = 30) performed 3 trials of the SEBT in each of the 8 directions while balancing on the right and left legs. No statistically significant relations were found between foot type or ROM measurements and excursion distances with the SEBT. Significant cor-relations were revealed between height and excursion distance and leg length and ex-cursion distance with leg length having the stronger correlation. Using raw excursion measures, males were found to have significantly greater excursion distances than fe-males; however, after normalizing excursion distances to leg length, there were no significant differences related to gender. In conclusion, when using the SEBT for ex-perimental or clinical purposes, participants ’ excursion distances should be normal-ized to leg length to allow for a more accurate comparison of performance among participants. Key words: postural control, foot type, dynamic balance Measurement of postural control is an important tool in the assessment of pediat-ric, geriatric, and athletic populations for establishing levels of neuromuscular function for the purposes of injury prevention and rehabilitation. Postural control is often described as being either static (attempting to maintain a position with
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