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Adults with intellectual disability: balance (2017)

Fact sheet

  • Year2017
  • JournalResearch in Developmental Disabilities
  • TopicOther
  • Participants41
  • Study typeRandomised controlled trial
  • Compared withno intervention

What was studied

Randomised trial with 41 participants (middle-aged adults with intellectual disability): Awareness Through Movement® compared with no intervention.

What was found

Better physical performance scores and less body sway when standing.

How certain is this?

A small single trial. A pointer, not proof.

Cite

Torres-Unda et al. (2017). Research in Developmental Disabilities. Summarised from Berland et al. 2022.

This summary is for orientation only and does not replace medical advice.