The third edition of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT-3) recommends the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) and/or tandem gait for postconcussion balance assessment.
The limitations of the BESS are well documented; however, tandem gait has received little attention throughout concussion literature.
The purpose of this study was to provide normative data for tandem gait in collegiate student-athletes based on sport type, concussion history, and gender.
The results of this study provide a normative data set for tandem gait in healthy collegiate student-athletes and suggest that common determinants of balance, including concussion history, collision sport participation, and gender do not appear to influence performance, but ORDER could have significant clinical implications.
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