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Five weeks of balance training improves postural stability in older adults but does not induce significant neural adaptations in spinal reflex or cortical excitability, suggesting that age influences the time course or transferability of these adaptations. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aimed to investigate neural adaptations associated with balance training in older adults.

June 13, 2017Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicineOpen Access

Behavioral and neural adaptations in response to five weeks of balance training in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

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JRJan RuffieuxUniversity of Fribourg AMAudrey MouthonUniversity of Fribourg MKMartín KellerUniversity of Basel

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Randomized trial shows improved postural stability in older adults, suggesting training benefits despite limited neural changes.

Key Points

This research aimed to investigate neural adaptations associated with balance training in older adults.
Randomized controlled trial with 15 older adults undergoing balance training and 13 in a control group.
Measured postural stability through static and dynamic tasks using a force plate and swinging platform.
Assessed spinal reflex excitability via H-reflex and cortical excitability using transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Training group showed a significant decrease in errors during one-legged standing (p = .050 static; p = .042 dynamic).
No significant change in sway parameters for either group.
Cortical excitability did not show significant changes (p = 0.703), but spinal excitability decreased in the control group (p < .001).

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Ruffieux et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1cd1e00f544c23831db352 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12952-017-0076-1

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June 13, 2017Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicineOpen Access

Behavioral and neural adaptations in response to five weeks of balance training in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

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Authors

JRJan RuffieuxUniversity of Fribourg AMAudrey MouthonUniversity of Fribourg MKMartín KellerUniversity of Basel

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Implication

Randomized trial shows improved postural stability in older adults, suggesting training benefits despite limited neural changes.

Key Points

This research aimed to investigate neural adaptations associated with balance training in older adults.
Randomized controlled trial with 15 older adults undergoing balance training and 13 in a control group.
Measured postural stability through static and dynamic tasks using a force plate and swinging platform.
Assessed spinal reflex excitability via H-reflex and cortical excitability using transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Training group showed a significant decrease in errors during one-legged standing (p = .050 static; p = .042 dynamic).
No significant change in sway parameters for either group.
Cortical excitability did not show significant changes (p = 0.703), but spinal excitability decreased in the control group (p < .001).

Cite This Study

Ruffieux et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1cd1e00f544c23831db352 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12952-017-0076-1

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