OBJECTIVES: The visual system is essential for postural control, and visual input significantly affect balance. This study investigated whether a structured oculomotor exercise program improves static balance in basketball, football, and boxing.
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Discussion
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No actionable change for audiology practice; while vestibular-visual interactions are relevant to audiologists, this study focuses on athletes and does not translate directly to vestibular rehabilitation protocols for patients with hearing or balance disorders.
Demonstrating that oculomotor (eye movement) training can improve static balance in athletes contributes to understanding how visual and vestibular systems interact, with potential downstream implications for vestibular rehabilitation.
- 01RCT-style design tested a structured oculomotor (eye movement) exercise program in athletes.
- 02Primary outcome was improvement in static balance (standing still without movement).
- 03Study highlights the role of visual input in postural control alongside vestibular function.
- 04Population is healthy athletes, limiting direct generalizability to vestibular-disordered patients.
- 05Results may inform future vestibular rehabilitation research using visual training components.
A structured oculomotor exercise program improves static balance in athletes.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42675939
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 1b
- Population
- Athletes (healthy, non-clinical population)
- Intervention
- Structured oculomotor exercise program
- Comparator
- Control group (no oculomotor training or sham exercise)
Primary outcomes
Static balance performance