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August 7, 2025Open Access

Influence of reactive balance training program characteristics on reactive balance control and fall risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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HNHadas NachmaniLLLaura LangerADAugustine Joshua Devasahayam

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Overview

Systematic review and meta-analysis identify key intervention characteristics impacting balance control and fall risk.

Key Points

  • Manual perturbations in reactive balance training showed a significant reduction in falls with a relative risk of 0.45.
  • 32 studies were reviewed; only 25 focused on reactive balance outcomes and 19 reported fall incidents.
  • Variability in training protocols limited definitive conclusions on optimal reactive balance training characteristics.
  • Future studies should enhance protocol descriptions and compare different training parameters to improve fall prevention.

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Nachmani et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689522189f4f1c896c429eb9https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.01.25332828
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