Evaluating validity of the Kids-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Kids-BESTest) Clinical Test of Sensory Integration of Balance (CTSIB) criteria to categorise stance postural control of ambulant children with CP.

Purpose: Evaluate the validity of the Clinical Test of Sensory Integration of Balance (CTSIB) scored using Kids-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Kids-BESTest) criteria compared to laboratory measures of postural control.

Method: Participants were 58 children, 7-18 years, 17 with ambulant cerebral palsy (CP) (GMFCS I-II), and 41 typically developing (TD). Postural control in standing was assessed using CTSIB items firm and foam surfaces, eyes open (EO) then closed (EC).

Postural Control Performance on the Functional Reach Test: Validity of the Kids-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Kids-BESTest) Criteria.

Objective: Evaluate the validity of the Kids-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Kids-BESTest) clinical criteria for the Functional Reach Test (FRT) forward and lateral with laboratory measures of postural control in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Design: Psychometric study of face, concurrent, and content validity.

Setting: Clinical laboratory.

Reproducibility of the Kids-BESTest and the Kids-Mini-BESTest for Children With Cerebral Palsy.

Objective: To evaluate the reproducibility, including reliability and agreement, of the Kids Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Kids-BESTest) and the short form of Kids-BESTest (Kids-Mini-BESTest) for measuring postural control in school-aged children with cerebral palsy.

Design: Psychometric study of intrarater, interrater, and test-retest reliability and agreement.

Setting: Clinical laboratory and home.

Perspectives on Postural Control Dysfunction to Inform Future Research: A Delphi Study for Children With Cerebral Palsy.

Objective: To identify whether consensus can be achieved in how clinicians and researchers define, describe, assess, and treat postural control dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Design: Delphi study with 3 iterative rounds.

Setting: Electronic survey.

Exercise interventions improve postural control in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of exercise interventions that may improve postural control in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: A systematic review was performed using American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology. Six databases were searched using the following keywords: ('cerebral palsy' OR 'brain injury'); AND ('postur*' OR 'balance' OR 'postural balance' [MeSH]); AND ('intervention' OR 'therapy' OR 'exercise' OR 'treatment').