Virtual reality training improved measured balance in young people with neurodevelopmental disorders
A trial review favored virtual reality for postural balance, while limited evidence leaves the practical importance uncertain.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Virtual reality interventions improved measured postural balance compared with control conditions in young people with neurodevelopmental disorders. Evidence certainty remains limited because the review included few trials with methodological weaknesses. The abstract does not establish the best training schedule or report whether participants had fewer falls or greater independence.
This abstract-based summary lacks details of control conditions, assessment timelines and the clinical importance of balance changes. The authors also identify limitations in the trials' methods.
What researchers found
Postural balance: standardized mean difference
The gap favors virtual reality over controls and is scaled to how widely scores vary, not raw balance points. The interval gives plausible gap sizes. Assessment timing is unreported.
What was measured
The outcome was objectively measured postural balance. The standardized result combines differences across balance assessments, but it does not tell readers how much a particular balance-test score changed.
Training patterns were inconclusive
Shorter sessions, less frequent training and shorter programs appeared to have larger effects. However, subgroup differences were not statistically significant, so those patterns do not establish that less training works better.
The original publication
Effect of virtual reality-based training on postural balance in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zhang B, Liu Y, Lin Z et al.
Front Public Health · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 41584159
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