SynthesisCurrent medical science2021
Multisensory Exercise Improves Balance in People with Balance Disorders: A Systematic Review.
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- Impact of Vestibular Rehabilitation and Dual-Task Training on Balance and Gait in Survivors of Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Pooled it
- StaBLE: digital metrics capture balance performance across a wide spectrum of balance tasks and abilities.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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- Elderly Tai Chi practitioners exhibit superior multisensory integration in a dual-task paradigm.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- A case report on the integration of the Monitored Augmented Rehabilitation System in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for a pediatric patient with a ruptured arteriovenous malformation.SAGE open medical case reports · 2026Article
- Requirements of health professionals and affected persons for an App-based dual-task training for hearing impaired older adults - a Delphi survey.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
- Effects of Tactile Sensory Stimulation Training of the Trunk and Sole on Standing Balance Ability in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- The Added Value of Combined Timed Up and Go Test, Walking Speed, and Grip Strength on Predicting Recurrent Falls in Chinese Community-dwelling Elderly.Clinical interventions in aging · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effect of multisensory exercise on balance disorders.
methodsPubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were searched to identify eligible studies published before January 1, 2020. Eligible studies included randomized control trials (RCTs), non-randomized studies, case-control studies, and cohort studies. The methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated using JBI Critical Appraisal Checklists for RCTs and for Quasi-Experimental Studies by two researchers independently. A narrative synthesis of intervention characteristics and health-related outcomes was performed.
resultsA total of 11 non-randomized studies and 9 RCTs were eligible, including 667 participants. The results supported our assumption that multisensory exercise improved balance in people with balance disorders. All of the 20 studies were believed to be of high or moderate quality.
conclusionOur study confirmed that multisensory exercise was effective in improving balance in people with balance disorders. Multisensory exercises could lower the risk of fall and enhance confidence level to improve the quality of life. Further research is needed to investigate the optimal strategy of multisensory exercises and explore the underlying neural and molecular mechanisms of balance improvement brought by multisensory exercises.
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