Developing a Balance Assessment System

Developing a Balance Assessment System With Inertial Sensors and Investigating Validity and Reliability

To develop a balance device that will work with the inertia sensor to quantitatively assess the balance of individuals and investigate the validity and reliability of the balance data of the device.

In this study, we aim to develop a balance assessment system that will measure the balance quantitatively. For this balance assessment system, a balance board will be developed that will work with inertial sensors and detect the oscillations of the individual trying to stand on balance. The validity and reliability of the balance score determined by the analysis of the oscillation data of this balance board will be investigated.

Our hypothesis is that the correlation between the balance score revealed by the newly developed evaluation system and the results of clinical and instrumental balance assessment methods will be significant. For this, one commonly used clinic and one instrumental balance assessment method will be used. Star Excursion Balance Test as a clinical balance assessment method and Balance Master device (BMc) as an instrumental balance assessment method were evaluated. Limits of Stability Test (LOS) and Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction in Balance (mCTSIB) were used in the BMc.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age between 18 - 25
• No neurological or orthopedic diagnosis to affect balance
• Lack of vision and hearing defects that will affect the tests

Exclusion Criteria:

• Existence of refraction problem, visual problem
• Failure to complete the specified tests
• Participant's failure to comply with the study plan