Sports medicine researchProtocol review

Concussion balance assessment for return-to-play research

Support sports medicine studies with repeatable video measures from balance, gait, and controlled movement tasks used during return-to-play research.

Clinical researchLongitudinal studiesRemote or lab captureSports medicine
Athlete completing a balance and jump-landing task for return-to-play movement research.
Study measures

What the camera can measure

These outputs are designed for study comparison, rater review, and statistical analysis. They are not diagnostic claims.

Balance sway

head, trunk, and center-of-body movement during stance

Dual-task gait time

step timing and path progress during cognitive load

Head stabilization

head motion relative to trunk during turns or target tasks

Landing symmetry

hip, knee, ankle, and trunk alignment after landing

Study setup

Build the task around your protocol

ConductVision works best when the task, camera setup, annotations, and export fields are defined before the first participant visit.

Task presets

  • quiet stance
  • dual-task gait
  • tandem walk
  • jump landing
  • head-turn balance

Researcher annotations

  • sport
  • days since injury
  • symptom status
  • task condition
  • rater review flag

Export fields

  • sway metrics
  • gait timing
  • landing symmetry
  • head/trunk motion
  • dual-task timing

Camera setup

Wide view of the full body and floor path, with head and trunk visible throughout the task.

Outcome table

Metrics, video signals, and comparators

Metric
Balance sway
Video signal
head, trunk, and center-of-body movement during stance
Interpretation
postural control under the study condition
Comparator
BESS or force-plate balance tasks
Dual-task gait time
Video signal
step timing and path progress during cognitive load
Interpretation
movement control during divided attention
Comparator
dual-task gait protocols
Head stabilization
Video signal
head motion relative to trunk during turns or target tasks
Interpretation
oculomotor and vestibular task behavior
Comparator
VOMS-style task families
Landing symmetry
Video signal
hip, knee, ankle, and trunk alignment after landing
Interpretation
movement quality during return-to-play tasks
Comparator
jump-landing or balance protocols

What is established

Balance, vestibular/oculomotor, gait, and exertional task families are commonly studied after sport-related concussion.

What ConductVision quantifies

ConductVision measures visible head, trunk, limb, and timing signals during standardized tasks selected by the research protocol.

What still needs validation

Return-to-play decisions, symptom interpretation, and recovery thresholds require clinician oversight and study-specific validation.

Data export

Reviewable data for analysis teams

Exports are built for study notebooks, statistical analysis, and rater review. The video remains available for audit when the protocol allows it.

CSV task summary by participant, visit, and session
Frame-level landmark coordinates with confidence values
Event timestamps for starts, stops, repetitions, pauses, and task phases
JSON review files for overlays, researcher notes, and audit history
Evidence

Scientific context for the task family

These links point to the measurement areas researchers commonly use when validating a protocol.

Research-use measurement note

ConductVision outputs are research-use measurements unless a customer has completed their own clinical validation, regulatory review, and intended-use controls. The study team remains responsible for consent, privacy, camera calibration, rater review, and clinical interpretation.

Talk to a human movement specialist

Bring sports concussion return-to-play into a real study protocol

Share the task, participant population, camera constraints, and outcomes you need to compare. We will help map what can be measured and what needs validation.