Validity, Reliability and Reproducibility of OctoBalance Test as Tool to Measure the Upper Limb Compared to Modified-Upper Quarter Y-Balance Test

Álvaro Velarde-Sotres, Antonio Bores-Cerezal, Marcos Mecías-Calvo, Stefanía Carvajal-Altamiranda and Julio Calleja-González
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Álvaro Velarde-Sotres: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain
Antonio Bores-Cerezal: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain
Marcos Mecías-Calvo: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain
Stefanía Carvajal-Altamiranda: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain
Julio Calleja-González: Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01007 Vitoria, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: The articular evaluation of range of motion (ROM) is currently used to observe imbalance or limitations as possible risk factors or predispositions to suffer future injures. The main aim of this study is to verify the concurrent validity, reliability and reproducibility of the OctoBalance Test (OB) as a valid and reliable tool to measure articular ROM of the upper limb compared to the modified-Upper Quarter Y-Balance Test (mUQYBT). The twenty-five participants were male athletes. All of them were assessed with OB and mUQYBT in medial, superolateral, and inferolateral directions in both right and left arms with a three-minute break during these attempts. The process was repeated a second time with a week gap between measurements. Pearson correlation and linear logarithmic regression were used to examine the relationship between scores obtained with OB and mUQYBT. In order to verify the reliability, the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used (3.1). Concordance and reproducibility were assessed using Bland–Altman’s graph. A perfect correlation and an almost linear logarithmic regression (R 2 = 0.97) were observed between both measurement systems, with values of 73.531 ± 21.226 cm in mUQYBT and 69.541 ± 16.330 cm in OB. The differences were minimal between week one and week two. The assessment with Bland’s graph showed the concordance and reproducibility of scores, showing the dispersion and the upper and lower limits. OB is shown as valid in comparison to the other test as a reliable and reproducible tool for the assessment of the articular ROM in the upper limb, and it could be used for the evaluation of injuries.

Keywords: OctoBalance test; injury prevention; neuromuscular assessment; upper limb; functional tests (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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