Efficacy of Aquatic Therapy in Improving Balance in Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This meta-analysis suggests that aquatic therapy may be effective in enhancing balance and gait speed and in reducing fall risk among individuals with stroke; however, these findings should be interpreted with caution because of the high heterogeneity observed across studies.
Authors
- Isabel Rodríguez‐Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6645-2187)
- María Dolores Sosa-Reina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9000-8326)
- I Esteban
- Marina Castel-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1767-1381)
- Laura Gento-Andrés
Institutions
- Universidad Europea de Madrid (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2025.100548
- Primary Topic
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00