Visual training plus balance exercises showed selective gains in chronic ankle instability
The pooled trials reported better overall balance and perceived ankle stability, alongside statistically inconclusive findings for some balance tests and no clear benefit in daily-activity scores.
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The 30-second takeaway
Trials combining stroboscopic visual training with balance exercises reported better overall balance and self-reported ankle stability. Some specific balance measures showed no statistically significant change, and daily-activity scores had a reported null result. The authors call the evidence preliminary; that unquantified daily-activity finding leaves uncertainty about benefit in everyday function.
The abstract omits control interventions, training durations and confidence intervals for its effect estimates. That makes both the size of the reported gains and the uncertainty around null results difficult to assess.
Balance results varied
Forward dynamic balance showed a statistically significant improvement. Other tested directions and a static balance measure did not show significant changes, so the overall balance result should be considered alongside these more specific findings.
Sport and daily activities
Participants reported gains in ankle stability and sport-related function. The daily-activities questionnaire result was reported as unchanged, but without an estimate or confidence interval, the abstract cannot establish that daily function received no benefit.
The original publication
Stroboscopic visual training combined with balance exercises for chronic ankle instability: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Luo Y, Zhang X, Li S et al.
J Orthop Surg Res · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 41413570
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