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Review on conventional approaches to balance assessment

Balancing plays a crucial role in our day-to-day activities and sports performance. However, the evaluation of this skill lacks standardized approaches, resulting in a wide range of practices. This article presents an introduction and critique to some conventional assessment tests used to evaluate b...

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Main Authors: Hanim, Nuria, Khor, Yvonne Y. W., Khor, Kang Xiang, Abdullah, Muhammad Najib, Yeong, Che Fai, Su, Eileen L. M.
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2023
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TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/108648/1/EileenSuLeeMing2023_ReviewonConventionalApproachestoBalanceAssessment.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/humentech.v2n2.56
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spelling my.utm.1086482024-11-24T07:03:35Z http://eprints.utm.my/108648/ Review on conventional approaches to balance assessment Hanim, Nuria Khor, Yvonne Y. W. Khor, Kang Xiang Abdullah, Muhammad Najib Yeong, Che Fai Su, Eileen L. M. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Balancing plays a crucial role in our day-to-day activities and sports performance. However, the evaluation of this skill lacks standardized approaches, resulting in a wide range of practices. This article presents an introduction and critique to some conventional assessment tests used to evaluate balance skills and examines the principles, advantages, and limitations associated with these conventional tools. The conventional balance assessment reviewed in this paper included 10 conventional tests such as Berg Balance Scale, Tinetti Balance Test, Romberg Test, among others, and 2 slightly newer approach, which are the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and the Limits of Stability (LOS) test. The aim of the article was to introduce the available conventional balance assessment methods and highlights the importance of enhancing the conventional method with more precise, individualized approach through incorporation of sensor-based measurements. Suggestions to reduce dependency on manual observation and for more individualized training feedbacks, promoting optimal outcomes in balance training and rehabilitation are also presented. Penerbit UTM Press 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/108648/1/EileenSuLeeMing2023_ReviewonConventionalApproachestoBalanceAssessment.pdf Hanim, Nuria and Khor, Yvonne Y. W. and Khor, Kang Xiang and Abdullah, Muhammad Najib and Yeong, Che Fai and Su, Eileen L. M. (2023) Review on conventional approaches to balance assessment. Journal of Human Centered Technology, 2 (2). pp. 50-59. ISSN 2821-3467 http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/humentech.v2n2.56 DOI : 10.11113/humentech.v2n2.56
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Hanim, Nuria
Khor, Yvonne Y. W.
Khor, Kang Xiang
Abdullah, Muhammad Najib
Yeong, Che Fai
Su, Eileen L. M.
Review on conventional approaches to balance assessment
description Balancing plays a crucial role in our day-to-day activities and sports performance. However, the evaluation of this skill lacks standardized approaches, resulting in a wide range of practices. This article presents an introduction and critique to some conventional assessment tests used to evaluate balance skills and examines the principles, advantages, and limitations associated with these conventional tools. The conventional balance assessment reviewed in this paper included 10 conventional tests such as Berg Balance Scale, Tinetti Balance Test, Romberg Test, among others, and 2 slightly newer approach, which are the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and the Limits of Stability (LOS) test. The aim of the article was to introduce the available conventional balance assessment methods and highlights the importance of enhancing the conventional method with more precise, individualized approach through incorporation of sensor-based measurements. Suggestions to reduce dependency on manual observation and for more individualized training feedbacks, promoting optimal outcomes in balance training and rehabilitation are also presented.
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author Hanim, Nuria
Khor, Yvonne Y. W.
Khor, Kang Xiang
Abdullah, Muhammad Najib
Yeong, Che Fai
Su, Eileen L. M.
author_facet Hanim, Nuria
Khor, Yvonne Y. W.
Khor, Kang Xiang
Abdullah, Muhammad Najib
Yeong, Che Fai
Su, Eileen L. M.
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title Review on conventional approaches to balance assessment
title_short Review on conventional approaches to balance assessment
title_full Review on conventional approaches to balance assessment
title_fullStr Review on conventional approaches to balance assessment
title_full_unstemmed Review on conventional approaches to balance assessment
title_sort review on conventional approaches to balance assessment
publisher Penerbit UTM Press
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utm.my/108648/1/EileenSuLeeMing2023_ReviewonConventionalApproachestoBalanceAssessment.pdf
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