ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2023
Virtual reality versus Biodex training in adolescents with chronic ankle instability: a randomized controlled trial.
Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07713342 (The Efficacy of Virtual Reality Training on Medial Epicondyle Apophysitis in Adolescent Athletes), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Efficacy of Virtual Reality Training on Medial Epicondyle Apophysitis in Adolescent Athletes
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Virtual reality-based interventions targeting sports injury-related risk factors: a systematic review of biomechanical, neuromuscular, and functional outcomes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Pooled it
- Virtual reality-based interventions enhance functional status, balance and muscle strength in patients with ankle instability: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Virtual reality and sports performance: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials exploring balance.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Robot-assisted versus traditional fixation for the treatment of calcaneal fractures: a meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Comparing virtual reality and balance training effects on postural strategies during ball kicking in soccer players with chronic ankle instability.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of virtual reality on balance impairment in ataxic cerebral palsy children: randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Trial
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- The effect of visual feedback on balance rehabilitation in people with impaired ankle instability: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Evaluation of physical fitness and health of young children aged between 3 and 6 based on cluster and factor analyses.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Virtual reality technology improves the gait and balance function of the elderly: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2024Review
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- A Home-Based Exercise Program With Active Video Games for Balance, Motor Proficiency, Foot and Ankle Ability, and Intrinsic Motivation in Children With Chronic Ankle Instability: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR serious games · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Ankle instability is a common injury in athletes, affecting the quality of life, functional limitation, as well as static and dynamic balance. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of virtual reality and Biodex balance training in the treatment of ankle instability in adolescent athletes. Material and methods: Ninety football players were enrolled in this study after the assessment of their eligibility. Their age ranged from 12 to 16 years. They were randomly allocated to three groups of equal numbers. Group 1 received a guideline protocol, group 2 received the same guideline protocol in addition to Wii Sport Training, and group 3 received the same guideline protocol in addition to Biodex balance training. All groups received treatment protocols three times a week for 3 months. Outcome measures included the stability indices (overall stability, anteroposterior stability, and mediolateral) measured by the Biodex Balance System as well as ankle instability measured by the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool. Measurements were collected at the baseline and after 3 months of treatment. Results: Post-treatment findings revealed a statistically significant decrease in the overall, anteroposterior, and mediolateral stability indices, as well as significant increase in Cumberland Ankle Instability outcomes of all groups ( Conclusions: Virtual reality training has a significant effect which appears to be similar to the Biodex balance training in adolescent athletes with chronic ankle instability.
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