Validating the BTrackS Balance Plate as a low cost alternative for the measurement of sway-induced center of pressure

Abstract The BTrackS Balance Plate (BBP) is a low-cost force plate that provides objective balance assessment and true portability for the user. Given that this technology is relatively new, the purpose of the present study was to provide the first center of pressure (COP) validation of the BBP. Two...

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Published in:Journal of biomechanics 2016-12, Vol.49 (16), p.4142-4145
Main Authors: O’Connor, Shawn M, Baweja, Harsimran S, Goble, Daniel J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Agreements
Assessments
Biomechanics
BTrackS
Center of pressure
Collection
Conflicts of interest
Data collection
Devices
Error analysis
Force plates
Humans
Laboratories
Pendulum
Physical Examination - instrumentation
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Postural Balance
Precision
Pressure
Regression
Sensors
Software
Strain gauges
Validity
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Summary:Abstract The BTrackS Balance Plate (BBP) is a low-cost force plate that provides objective balance assessment and true portability for the user. Given that this technology is relatively new, the purpose of the present study was to provide the first center of pressure (COP) validation of the BBP. Two BBP devices (one new and one used) were compared with a laboratory-grade force plate (LFP) during simultaneous collection of COP that was induced by an inverted pendulum device with human-like sway characteristics. The results of this study showed almost perfect agreement between the BBP devices and the LFP (ICC>0.999), as well as a high degree of BBP accuracy (
ISSN:0021-9290
1873-2380
DOI:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.10.020