Which Exercise Interventions Can Most Effectively Improve Reactive Balance in Older Adults? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reactive balance is the last line of defense to prevent a fall when the body loses stability, and beneficial effects of various exercise-based interventions on reactive balance in older adults have been reported. However, their pooled evidence on the relative effects has yet to be described.

Objective

To review and evaluate the comparative effectiveness of various exercise-based interventions on reactive balance in older adults.

Methods

Nine electronic databases and reference lists were searched from inception to August 2021. Eligibility criteria according to PICOS criteria were as follows: (1) population: older adults with the mean age of 65 years or above; (2) intervention and comparison: at least two distinct exercise interventions or one exercise interv

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804322 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature