Trial reportArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2009
Prevention of slip-related backward balance loss: the effect of session intensity and frequency on long-term retention.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Influence of Reactive Balance Training Program Characteristics on Reactive Balance Control and Fall Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression.Gerontology · 2026Pooled it
- Which Exercise Interventions Can Most Effectively Improve Reactive Balance in Older Adults? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
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- Perturbation training can reduce community-dwelling older adults' annual fall risk: a randomized controlled trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2014Trial
- Reduced intensity in gait-slip training can still improve stability.Journal of biomechanics · 2014Trial
- Learning to resist gait-slip falls: long-term retention in community-dwelling older adults.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2012Trial
- Early kinetic responses enhance biomechanical discrimination of falls and recoveries during sudden bilateral slips.Journal of biomechanics · 2026Article
- Dose-response relationship of treadmill perturbation-based balance training for improving reactive balance in older adults at risk of falling: results of the FEATURE randomized controlled pilot trial.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
- Higher fall rates and broader kinematic diversity in bilateral versus unilateral unconstrained slips.PloS one · 2025Article
- Neuromuscular Mechanisms of Motor Adaptation to Repeated Treadmill-Slip Perturbations During Stance in Healthy Young Adults.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2024Article
- A Cross-Sectional Study on Fall Direction and Lower Limb Loading in Response to a Perturbation on Laterally Inclined Platform.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2023Article
- Six Weeks of at Home BTrackS Target Tracking Training Induces Sustained Dynamic Balance Improvement in Healthy Young Adults.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Kinematic Measures for Recovery Strategy Identification following an Obstacle-Induced Trip in Gait.Journal of motor behavior · 2023Article
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- Perturbation-based balance training: Principles, mechanisms and implementation in clinical practice.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Review
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- Severity of Unconstrained Simultaneous Bilateral Slips: The Impact of Frontal Plane Feet Velocities Relative to the Center of Mass to Classify Slip-Related Falls and Recoveries.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The retention of fall-resisting behavior derived from treadmill slip-perturbation training in community-dwelling older adults.GeroScience · 2021Article
- Examining Different Motor Learning Paradigms for Improving Balance Recovery Abilities Among Older Adults, Random vs. Block Training-Study Protocol of a Randomized Non-inferiority Controlled Trial.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Can Treadmill Slip-Perturbation Training Reduce Longer-Term Fall Risk Upon Overground Slip Exposure?Journal of applied biomechanics · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effects of session intensity (number of slip exposures) and frequency on the retention of acquired adaptation for prevention of backward balance loss after repeated-slip training.
designA 4-group, randomized, and controlled study.
settingBiomechanics research laboratory.
participantsHealthy young subjects (N=46; 21 men).
interventionsTwenty-four subjects experienced a high-intensity session of 24 repeated right-side slips; 12 received additional single-slip sessions at a frequency of 1 week, 2 weeks, and 1 month, whereas the rest got no ancillary training. Another 24 subjects received a low-intensity initial session of a single slip; 12 received the same high-frequency ancillary training, whereas the rest got none. All groups were retested with a single slip 4 months after the first session.
main outcome measuresThe incidence of backward balance loss, gait stability, and limb support.
resultsThe high-intensity groups, irrespective of ancillary training, displayed similar improvements in all 3 outcome measures. Remarkably, the low-intensity group receiving ancillary training also significantly improved in all measures, with retention comparable to that observed in the other 2 groups. A single-slip exposure without ancillary sessions was insufficient to yield a longer-term effect.
conclusionsFrequent ancillary sessions may be unnecessary for slip-related fall prevention up to 4 months if the initial session intensity is sufficient. Furthermore, the minimum of a single slip may be as effective if the subject is exposed to frequent ancillary sessions.
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