Practice Effects In Three Consecutive Pre-season Tandem Gait Tests In Division I Athletes: 1072...American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting, May 27-30, 2025, Atlanta, Georgia

The article focuses on the examination of tandem gait (TG) performance in collegiate athletes during annual baseline testing for concussion assessment. A study involving 50 collegiate athletes assessed their best performance in TG under single-task (ST) and dual-task (DT) conditions over three conse...

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Publicado en:	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Vol. 57; pp. 322 - 323
Autores principales:	Aschenbach, Alivia Hope, Quigley, Kristen G., Fenner, Madison T., Heithecker, Addie Jane, Buck, Zackary C., Rojas, Christian, Thornton, Stella K., Faghfoori, Kimia, Shray, Julia, Pavilonis, Phil, Szekely, Brian, Constantino, Nora L., Murray, Nicholas G.
Formato:	abstract proceedings research Journal Article
Publicado:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2025Supplement
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Sumario:	The article focuses on the examination of tandem gait (TG) performance in collegiate athletes during annual baseline testing for concussion assessment. A study involving 50 collegiate athletes assessed their best performance in TG under single-task (ST) and dual-task (DT) conditions over three consecutive athletic seasons. Results indicated no significant differences in ST performance across the years, while DT performance showed a learning effect, particularly between the 2022 and 2024 seasons. The findings suggest that familiarity with the testing may influence performance, indicating a need for alternative testing methods to mitigate practice effects and ensure diagnostic validity post-concussion.