Treadmill training review reports favorable balance and fall results
Studies in older adults reported improvements with treadmill approaches, but the abstract gives little detail about comparisons, effect sizes, or how long benefits lasted.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
The review reports favorable balance and fall-related outcomes with treadmill training in the populations studied. Training that introduced balance disturbances was associated with significantly lower fall rates, while underwater treadmill sessions showed mobility and cognitive improvements. However, the abstract cannot establish the size of these benefits or which approach works best for a particular person.
The abstract does not identify control conditions, participant totals, effect estimates, follow-up lengths, or individual study designs. These omissions limit this abstract-based assessment of how confidently the reported changes can be attributed to training.
Different approaches and outcomes
The abstract specifically describes training with balance disturbances and underwater treadmill sessions. It reports different outcomes for these approaches, so the summary does not demonstrate that every treadmill program produces the same benefits.
Balance and falls are distinct
The authors considered both balance improvement and fall risk, and specifically reported reduced fall rates for training with balance disturbances. Better balance performance and fewer actual falls are distinct outcomes that need separate interpretation.
The original publication
Efficacy of Treadmill Training on Balance and Fall Risks in the Elderly: A Systematic Review.".
Zafer AMI, Shanb AA, Alzahrani MA et al.
F1000Res · 2024
- PubMed ID
- 40809408
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