The Quantification of Hop Landing Balance Using Trunk-Mounted Accelerometry

Context : Balance is important for injury prediction, prevention, and rehabilitation. Clinical measurement of higher level balance function such as hop landing is necessary. Currently, no method exists to quantify balance performance following hopping in the clinic. Objective : To quantify the sacral acceleration profile and test–retest reliability during hop landing. Participants : A total of 17 university undergraduates (age 27.6 [5.7] y,...