SynthesisJournal of the American Heart Association2025
Impact of Vestibular Rehabilitation and Dual-Task Training on Balance and Gait in Survivors of Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Effects of hydrokinesitherapy on balance and walking ability for stroke survivors: update of a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Robot-assisted rehabilitation for post-stroke balance and postural control: an umbrella review and evidence map of systematic reviews.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of multi-sensory virtual reality training on gait adaptability and somatomotor network remodeling in patients with stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Visual and visual-proprioceptive training improve gait via sensory reweighting after chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of goal-directed rehabilitation on functional recovery in patients with cerebral infarction.Medicine · 2026Article
- Editorial: Multifactorial balance assessment, falls prevention and rehabilitation.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence supports that vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) improves the static and dynamic balance of survivors of stroke, yet VRT is rarely included in stroke rehabilitation guidelines. We aim to answer the question: What are the effects of VRT or dual-task training (DTT) on balance and gait for reducing the risk of falls among survivors of late subacute and chronic stroke?
methodsFollowing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Statement guidelines, electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus for English were searched to identify randomized controlled trials published within the past 10 years in the English language, investigating VRT for patients with late subacute and chronic stroke.
resultsEleven studies (n=509 participants) were included in the systematic review, and 10 studies (n=413 participants) were included in a meta-analysis. The average participant age was 60.9 years, with 62.11% male. On average, 36 months had passed since stroke onset. The pooled effect standardized mean difference suggests that VRT has a significantly large effect for improving balance (standardized mean difference, 0.64 [95% CI, 0.44-0.85],
conclusionsDespite substantial heterogeneity across studies, the evidence supports that VRT, can probably improve balance, and DTT may improve gait outcomes among survivors of late subacute and chronic stroke. An optimal program for this population should focus on balance and DTT with subcomponents of gait and strength training. Further research is required to determine the optimal number of weeks, sessions/week, and duration (minutes) of VRT sessions. REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/; Unique identifier: CRD42023450254.
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