Inertial Sensor-Based Assessment of Central Sensory Integration for Balance After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

Introduction: Optimal balance control requires a complex integration of sensory information from the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems. The goal of this study is to determine if the instrumented modified Clinical Test of Sensory Integration and Balance (mCTSIB) was impaired acutely after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) when postural sway under varying sensory conditions was measured with a wearable inertial sensor.

Materials And Methods: Postural sway was assessed in athletes who had sustained a mTBI within the past 2-3 d (n = 38) and control athletes (n = 81).