Effect of ankle proprioceptive exercise on static and dynamic balance in normal adults.
Min-Sik Yong, Yun-Seob Lee
PMID 28265149WHAT IT FOUND
Static balance scores stayed near baseline, while dynamic balance scores were higher after an ankle position training session in healthy young adults.
Key findings
01Static balance scores did not show a significant difference before and after the exercise, while dynamic balance scores did.
02Dynamic balance scores were 28.32 ± 11.38 pre and 37.61 ± 13.45 post, and a higher dynamic score means better balance.
03Static balance scores were 1.01 ± 0.36 pre and 0.93 ± 0.29 post, on a 0-to-9 scale where 0 means stable and 9 means unstable.
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What it does not show
The study included only 28 healthy young adults, so it cannot be applied to older adults or people with ankle injury. It used one group with no control condition, so the dynamic balance result could reflect practice, attention, or measurement variability. It tested only one exercise session, so it does not show what repeated training would do over time. The paper does not state which balance outcome was primary, and it reports both static and dynamic results. No follow-up or functional patient outcomes were measured.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the higher dynamic balance score as evidence that ankle position training treats balance problems. The study had no control group, tested only healthy young adults, and static balance scores did not change significantly.