ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2025
[A good stumbler doesn't fall! : Treadmill perturbation-based balance training in geriatric rehabilitation].
Review in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundTreadmill perturbation-based balance training (PBT) is considered a promising approach to fall prevention in older adults. It aims to improve reactive balance control in response to unexpected disturbances-one of the most common causes of falls in everyday life.
objectiveTo introduce treadmill-based perturbation training as an innovative therapeutic method in geriatric rehabilitation and to provide practical insights into its implementation.
methodsThe article combines a narrative literature analysis on the use of PBT with a report on experiences from inpatient and outpatient geriatric rehabilitation at the Agaplesion Bethesda Klinik Ulm. The training takes place on treadmills with targeted, multidirectional perturbations under therapeutic supervision.
resultsRandomized studies and meta-analyses show that even small amounts of PBT can lead to a significant reduction in the fall rate (up to -46%) and the number of people who fall (up to -29%). In clinical practice, rehabilitation patients report an increased sense of security and greater confidence in their own mobility. Integrated into interdisciplinary rehabilitation processes, a standardized protocol with 40 perturbations per unit has been established. Implementation requires a step-by-step approach, careful indication, and team coordination.
conclusionTreadmill PBT can be easily integrated into geriatric rehabilitation concepts. Experience shows that training under controlled conditions addresses everyday fall mechanisms and strengthens the sense of safety of rehabilitation patients.
Indexed as
Identifiers
41023447What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.