Reliability and Associated Risk Factors for Performance on the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) Tool in Healthy Collegiate Athletes

Conclusion:
The VOMS possesses internal consistency and an acceptable false-positive rate among healthy Division I collegiate student-athletes. Female sex and a history of motion sickness were risk factors for VOMS scores above clinical cutoff levels among healthy collegiate student-athletes. Results support a comprehensive baseline evaluation approach that includes an assessment of premorbid vestibular and oculomotor symptoms.

Source: The American Journal of Sports Medicine - May 31, 2016 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Kontos, A. P., Sufrinko, A., Elbin, R. J., Puskar, A., Collins, M. W. Tags: Head injuries/concussion Head Injury and Concussion Source Type: research