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Functional balance and postural control improvements in patients with stroke after noninvasive brain stimulation: A meta-analysis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Oct 30, 2019

Kang N, et al. - Researchers examined how noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) influences functional balance and postural control in patients with stroke in the short-term. Searching PubMed and the Institute for Scientific Information’s Web of Science on March 1, 2019, they included studies that used either repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) or transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for the recovery of functional balance and postural control poststroke. In the random-effects meta-analysis model, 18 qualified studies were included and revealed the significant positive effects relating to NIBS in terms of functional balance and postural control poststroke. These treatment effects were only significant in rTMS across patients with acute, subacute, and chronic stroke whereas no significant therapeutic effects were evident with tDCS. The meta-regression analysis showed a significant association of a higher number of rTMS sessions with more gains in functional balance and postural control poststroke.
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