**5.8 Post-concussion symptom scale (PCSS)**

The inventory corresponds to 22-items (common concussion symptoms) and the athletes are asked to rate each symptom on a 7-point scale (**Figure 8**). The subjective measure is valuable in the clinical assessment for balance issues; however, studies

**Figure 7.** *Head impulse test (HIT).*


#### **Figure 8.**

*Post-concussion symptom scale (PCSS).*

## *Concussion and Balance in Sports DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97024*

frequently do not report comorbid circumstances or complains, such as cervical abnormalities that could affect in these symptoms associated with a lengthy recovery. More recently, the symptoms have been organized into clusters based on the etiology or concussion domain [32, 33].
