Effect of different neuromuscular training modalities on postural stability in healthy recreation people: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract This study aimed to determine the effects of dynamic neuromuscular stabilization (DNS), whole-body vibration (WBV), and a combination of DNS and WBV (MIX) training modalities on postural stability (PS) in healthy recreation participants. 180 gender-balanced groups (age 24.02 ± 2.07 years) were divided into: MIX (n = 47), DNS (n = 45), VIBRO (n = 44), and control group (CONTROL, n = 43) and underwent two months treatment. The single and double-leg Center of Force (COF) parameters were collected. A 2x4 mixed-design analysis of covariances indicated that improvements were trivial to large in most of the PS measures of MIX and DNS, while no significant change occurred in VIBRO and CONTROL. In the MIX and DNS, the average COF path length of double and single support on the left leg and ML displacements of single support on the right leg vastly improved (Hedge’s gav: MIX vs. DNS); MIX group improved COF path length of double support (1.99 vs. 0.79), COF path length of single support on the left leg (1.64 vs. 1.28), and ML displacement of single support on the right leg (0.92 vs. 0.75) to a greater extent. Combined modalities seem more efficient than single modalities for enhancing measures.