The development of an accelerometer-based measure of human upright static anterior-posterior postural sway under various sensory conditions: Test–retest reliability, scoring and preliminary validity of the Balance Accelerometry Measure (BAM)

Accelerometers are being used to assess postural control in adults, but there is little to support their reliability and validity.To estimate the test-retest reliability of the balance accelerometry measure (BAM) and to describe the known-groups validity of the BAM composite score.Two measures of standing postural sway were taken across six sensory (vision/stance surface) and motor stance (feet together or tandem) positions from eighteen...