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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common and potentially dose-limiting side effect among breast cancer patients undergoing taxane-based treatments, leading to proprioception loss and balance issues, and an increased risk of falling. This study evaluated the between-day test-retest reliability of neurophysiological measures and postural sway, measured via swaymeter in a demographically similar population to those affected by breast cancer.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec020\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>25 women aged 30\u201365 years were assessed on two occasions, approximately two weeks apart. The study measured between-day test-retest reliability of the soleus H-reflex and M-wave and postural sway, measured by the swaymeter.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec021\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The soleus maximum H-reflex amplitude (H<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>) and maximum M-wave amplitude (M<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>) exhibited good to excellent (ICC\u2009=\u20090.92, 95% CI: 0.82\u20130.96) and moderate to excellent (ICC\u2009=\u20090.81, 95% CI: 0.62\u20130.91) between-day reliability, respectively. The H<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>\/M<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub> showed poor to good between-day reliability (ICC\u2009=\u20090.63, 95% CI: 0.31\u20130.82), and H-reflex latency demonstrated moderate to excellent between-day reliability (ICC\u2009=\u20090.83, 95% CI: 0.65\u20130.92). The between-day test-retest reliability of anteroposterior (AP) displacement and total sway across the two testing sessions was poor to moderate (ICC\u2009=\u20090.37, 95% CI: \u22120.03\u20130.66 and ICC\u2009=\u20090.42, 95% CI: 0.04\u20130.70, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec022\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>H-reflex and M-wave measures are reliable for between-day assessments. 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