Stabilization exercises showed a balance benefit in people with chronic lumbopelvic pain
The clearest pooled result favored stabilization exercises on the Y balance test, but the authors rated the evidence as low certainty.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Stabilization exercises may improve dynamic balance in people with longstanding pain around the lower back and pelvis. However, the pooled advantage was specific to studies using the Y balance test. The evidence was low certainty, so the result should not be treated as a dependable benefit across all balance measures or patients.
The authors downgraded certainty because of trial bias and imprecision linked to small samples. Static-balance studies used inconsistent measurement tools, and the abstract does not report intervention durations or longer-term outcomes.
What researchers found
Dynamic balance on the Y balance test
Stabilization exercise versus conventional physical therapy; timeframe unreported. The difference is measured in standard deviations, using the spread of scores as the unit. The authors describe a moderate advantage for stabilization; the confidence level is unspecified.
The test mattered
Balance during movement was assessed separately from balance while still. The review found that measurement choice mattered: the favorable pooled result was confined to studies using a particular dynamic-balance test.
Static balance was harder to combine
Most studies reported better static balance, but they measured it in different ways. That limits how directly those results can be compared and how confidently a single overall conclusion can be drawn.
The original publication
Stabilization Exercises for Enhancing Balance in Adults With Non-Specific Chronic Lumbopelvic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Alkhameys FA, Cheng K, Huang CK et al.
Physiother Res Int · 2026
- PubMed ID
- 41880554
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