Exercise interventions to improve balance for young people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Christophe MaïanoOlivier HueAlexandre J S MorinGeneviève LepageDanielle TraceyGrégory MoullecPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2018)
Exercise intervention results in large and significant improvements in static and dynamic balance in young people with intellectual disabilities. Exercise intervention results in a large but non-significant improvement in static-dynamic balance. Static balance improvement was significantly higher in quasi-experimental versus experimental studies. Dynamic balance improvement was significantly higher in young people with mild versus mild-moderate intellectual disability. No significant differences related to age group, balance measures, and components of exercise intervention were found.