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To determine the efficacy of treadmill training compared with conventional physical therapy in restoring balance following chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

March 6, 2026Physiotherapy QuarterlyOpen Access

Effect of treadmill training on balance after chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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To determine the efficacy of treadmill training compared with conventional physical therapy in restoring balance following chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Randomized trial including 60 children (29 boys, 31 girls; aged 8–12 years) with ALL randomly assigned to three equal groups of 20: medication only (Group A), conventional physical therapy plus medication (Group B), or treadmill training plus medication (Group C).
Interventions took place over 8 weeks at 3 sessions weekly, with balance assessed pre- and post-intervention using the Master and Biodex Systems.
Post-test balance measurements demonstrated statistically significant improvements in conventional physical therapy (Group B) compared to medication alone (Group A) (p < 0.05).
Treadmill training (Group C) demonstrated significantly greater balance improvements across all post-intervention balance metrics compared with conventional physical therapy (Group B) (p < 0.05).

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RMRagaee Saeed MahmoudSouth Valley University SAShymaa Yussuf Abo-zaidSouth Valley University OKOla Ahmed KamalSouth Valley University

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Randomized trial reveals treadmill training improves balance more than physical therapy after chemotherapy in children with leukemia, suggesting enhanced rehabilitation strategies.

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Mahmoud et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f7123a528af2d65c2fd75 https://doi.org/10.5114/pq/205287

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Randomized trial reveals treadmill training improves balance more than physical therapy after chemotherapy in children with leukemia, suggesting enhanced rehabilitation strategies.

Effect of treadmill training on balance after chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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Effect of treadmill training on balance after chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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