Month: November 2023

The Star Excursion Balance Test, or SEBT, is a clinical assessment used in physical therapy and sports medicine to evaluate an individual’s balance, proprioception, and lower extremity stability. It is often used to assess the risk of lower limb injuries, particularly in athletes.

During the test, an individual stands on one leg and reaches as far as possible in different directions while maintaining their balance. This test measures their ability to control their body’s position and balance, which can be indicative of their overall lower limb function and risk of injury.

References for SEBT:

Using the Star Excursion Balance Test to Assess Dynamic Postural-Control Deficits and Outcomes in Lower Extremity Injury: A Literature and Systematic Review, Phillip A. Gribble, PhD., ATC; Jay Hertel, PhD., ATC., FNATA., FACSM; Phil Plisky, DSc., PT., OCS., ATC, J Athl Train (2012) 47 (3): 339–357.

Insert youtube video here for Set Up Directions

Computerization and storage of the data facilitates use of The Star Performer™ for diagnostics, tracking therapy, and research. Each test is stored in a file that includes client, therapist, data, leg length and all the motion data. The motion data is stored on the “Data In” tab of the MS Excel® Workbook.

From this data, the distances, statistics, and radial distribution plots of the reach directions are reported. Motion plots of speed and acceleration are available for each reach direction.

The Star Performer™ is a computerized measurement and analysis system used in performing SEBT and “Y” Balance Tests (Figure 1). This system tracks and displays the client motion performance in real time, stores the data and provides a report of the results. The Star Performer™ is much more time efficient than the SEBT and provides much more and better data than heretofore available.

The Star Performer™ uses a computer and sensors to provide

(1) real time graphing of the client’s motions,

(2) storage of all the data

(3) presentation of test results

A Real Time plot of distance vs time is displayed during client’s performing at each angle of the test. Maximum reach distances are detected from the real time traces of
distance vs Time. At the end of the entire test, a Radial Summary Plot is completed, and the distance vs angle data tabulated.