Acute and chronic effects of stretching on balance: a systematic review with multilevel meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Balance is a multifactorial construct with high relevance in, e.g., everyday life activities. Apart from sensorimotor control, muscle strength and size are positively linked with balance performance. While commonly trained for via resistance training, stretch training has emerged as a potential substitution in specific conditions. However, no review has investigated potential effects of stretching on balance, yet.

Methods

PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus were searched with inception to February, 2024. Studies were included if they examined acute and/or chronic effects of any stretching type against passive and/or active controls on balance parameters - without any population-related restrictions concerning sex/gender, age, health status, activity level. Methodo

SUBMITTER: Lohmann LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11427387 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature