Differential Balance Enhancements Associated with Conventional Balance Training and Portable Slackline Board Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Trent Yamamoto, Joshua A Kidwell, Vishruth Shatagopam, Kyle J Hetherton, Eric V Neufeld, Brett A Dolezal

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Trent YamamotoChobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-5451-6570

Joshua A KidwellUCFIT Digital Health-Exercise Physiology Research Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-4301-0835

Vishruth ShatagopamUCFIT Digital Health-Exercise Physiology Research Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

Kyle J HethertonUCFIT Digital Health-Exercise Physiology Research Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-8768-4027

Eric V NeufeldNorthwell Orthopedics, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7247-7671

Brett A DolezalUCFIT Digital Health-Exercise Physiology Research Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

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Abstract

Compromised balance is implicated with increased injury risk in athletes. Although multiple modalities are available to improve balance, investigation into slackline balance training (SLT) has remained limited, especially in regard to elite athletes. The primary aim of this study was to determine the effects of SLT, using a novel portable slacklining board, on static and dynamic balance. Thirty male NCAA Division I American football athletes were randomized into one of three groups: a control group (CON) who received no balance training, a group undergoing conventional balance training (CBT), or SLT. Each group trained thrice weekly for eight weeks. Body mass, in addition to sway path length on three surfaces and the modified Star Excursion Balance Test (mSEBT), was assessed before and after the training period. Improvements in static and dynamic balance were observed in CBT and SLT compared to CON (

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American footballmSEBTstatic and dynamic balancesway path length

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PMID41441441

DOI10.3390/sports13120457

PMCPMC12736567

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