Effects of Aquatic Therapy on Balance and Gait in Chronic Stroke: A Systematic Review with Exploratory Meta-Analysis
: Aquatic therapy may be a useful adjunctive rehabilitation strategy for improving balance in chronic stroke, whereas effects on gait appear more variable. These findings should be interpreted cautiously because the quantitative synthesis was exploratory and the overall evidence base remains heterogeneous and limited by small sample sizes and short follow-up.
Authors
- Viviana Lo Buono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8027-6098)
- Roberta Lombardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4619-910X)
- Gabriele Triolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4999-1683)
- Carla Susinna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2507-6606)
- Daniela Ivaldi
- Angelo Quartarone
- Giovanni Restuccia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8609-7324)
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
- Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology International
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint18040071
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministero della Salute