ArticleBMC research notes2021
Acute effects of a single unilateral balance training session on ipsi- and contralateral balance performance in healthy young adults.
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- A Single Session of Slackline Training Induces Rapid, Task-Specific Balance Improvements and Elevated Resting-State Beta Band Power.European journal of sport science · 2026Trial
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- Only the stable survive: role of balance task difficulty on dynamic postural control in young athletes and non-athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
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- No Difference in the Acute Effects of Randomization vs. Blocking of Units of Lower-Extremity Proprioceptive Training on Balance and Postural Control in Young Healthy Male Adults.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveWhile there is evidence on the short-term effects of unilateral balance training (BT) on bipedal balance performance, less is known on the acute effects of unilateral BT on unilateral (i.e., ipsi- and contralateral) balance performance. Thus, the present study examined the acute effects of a single unilateral BT session conducted with the non-dominant, left leg or the dominant, right leg on ipsilateral (i.e. retention) and contralateral (i.e., inter-limb transfer) balance performance in healthy young adults (N = 28).
resultsIrrespective of practice condition, significant improvements (p < 0.001, d = 1.27) in balance performance following a single session of unilateral BT were observed for both legs. Further, significant performance differences at the pretest (p = 0.002, d = 0.44) to the detriment of the non-dominant, left leg diminished immediately and 30 min after the single unilateral BT session but occurred again 24 h following training (p = 0.030, d = 0.36). These findings indicate that a single session of unilateral BT is effective to reduced side-to-side differences in balance performance, but this impact is only temporary.
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