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Regular Use Strengthens & Stabilizes Joints & Reduces Occurrence/Severity of Injury.[i]
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Provides Improved Injury Recovery & Balance-Strength™ that Reduces Re-Injury.
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Challenges & Improves Balance-Strength™ for Overall Body Fitness.
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Activates All Joint Reinforcing Muscle Layers for Maximum Muscle Recruitment & Joint Stabilization.
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Deeply Engages Core and Joint Stabilization Muscles.
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Continually and progressively challenges brain-to-muscle connections, proprioception, brain cognition, and reactive balance capabilities – Reorganizes & Restructures Neural Connections[ii] – important components of the Balance-Strength™ framework.[iii]
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Contributes to Growth of New Brain Cells & Neural Executive Functions (Planning, Problem Solving, Behavior Control)[iv]
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Improve Motor Control Issues from Neuromuscular & Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, MS, Autism, ADHD)[v] [vi] [vii] [viii] [ix]
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Apply to Issues of Aging (Hearing/Vision Decline, Dementia, Altered Proprioception)[x] [xi] [xii] [xiii] [xiv] [xv] [xvi]
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Military Training – Prevent & Rehab Military Injury – Basic & Continued Training, Special Ops, Vets.
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Improves Quality of Life & Longevity, and it is Easy & Fun to Use.
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[ii] Rogge AK, Röder B, Zech A, Hötting K. Exercise-induced neuroplasticity: Balance training increases cortical thickness in visual and vestibular cortical regions. Neuroimage. 2018 Oct 1;179:471-479. doi: 10.1016/.neuroimage.2018.06.065. Epub2018 Jun 26. PMID: 29959048.
[iii] Kim Y, Vakula MN, Bolton DAE, Dakin CJ, Thompson BJ, Slocum TA, Teramoto M, Bressel E. Which Exercise Interventions Can Most Effectively Improve Reactive Balance in Older Adults? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Front Aging Neurosci. 2022 Jan 18;13:764826. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.764826. PMID: 35115917; PMCID: PMC8804322.
[iv] Rogge AK, Röder B, Zech A, Hötting K. Exercise-induced neuroplasticity: Balance training increases cortical thickness in visual and vestibular cortical regions. Neuroimage. 2018 Oct 1;179:471-479. doi: 10.1016/.neuroimage.2018.06.065. Epub2018 Jun 26. PMID: 29959048.
[v] Corrini C, Gervasoni E, Perini G, Cosentino C, Putzolu M, Montesano A, Pelosin E, Prosperini L, Cattaneo D. Mobility and balance rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Jan;69:104424. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.104424. Epub2022 Nov 22. PMID: 36473240.
[vi] Hill KD, LoGiudice D, Lautenschlager NT, Said CM, Dodd KJ, Suttanon P. Effectiveness of balance training exercise in people with mild to moderate severity Alzheimer’s disease: protocol for a randomized trial. BMC Geriatr. 2009 Jul 16;9:29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-9-29. PMID: 19607686; PMCID: PMC2722658.
[vii] Sparrow D, DeAngelis TR, HendronK, Thomas CA, Saint-Hilaire M, Ellis T. Highly Challenging Balance Program Reduces Fall Rate in Parkinson Disease. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2016 Jan;40(1):24-30. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000111. PMID: 26655100; PMCID: PMC4681297.
[viii] BalayiE, SedaghatiP, Ahmadabadi S. Effects of neuromuscular training on postural control of children with intellectual disability and developmental coordination disorders : Neuromuscular training and postural control. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Jul 2;23(1):631. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05569-2. PMID: 35780104; PMCID: PMC9250263.
[ix] Hariri R, Nakhostin-Ansari A, Mohammadi F, Memari AH, OskouieI M, Haghparast A. An Overview of the Available Intervention Strategies for Postural Balance Control in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Res Treat. 2022 Nov 21;2022:3639352. doi: 10.1155/2022/3639352. PMID: 36452121; PMCID: PMC9705119.
[xi] Dunsky A. The Effect of Balance and Coordination Exercises on Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Mini-Review. Front Aging Neurosci. 2019 Nov 15;11:318. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00318. PMID: 31803048; PMCID: PMC6873344.
[xii] Gholami M, ZohrabiSalari F, Yarahmadi R, Mokhayeri Y, Veiskaramian A, Amin A. Effects of balance training on cognitive function and activities of daily living in older adult patients with heart failure: a randomized controlled trial. Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Jun 26. doi: 10.1007/s11845-023-03436-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37365444.
[xiii] Gerards MHG, McCrum C, Mansfield A, Meijer K. Perturbation-based balance training for falls reduction among older adults: Current evidence and implications for clinical practice. Geriatr GerontolInt. 2017 Dec;17(12):2294-2303. doi: 10.1111/ggi.13082. Epub2017 Jun 16. PMID: 28621015; PMCID: PMC5763315.
[xiv] Ferlinc A, Fabiani E, Velnar T, Gradisnik L. The Importance and Role of Proprioception in the Elderly: a Short Review. Mater Sociomed. 2019 Sep;31(3):219-221. doi: 10.5455/msm.2019.31.219-221. PMID: 31762707; PMCID: PMC6853739.
[xv] Halvarsson A, DohrnI M, Ståhle A. Taking balance training for older adults one step further: the rationale for and a description of a proven balance training programme. Clin Rehabil. 2015 May;29(5):417-25. doi: 10.1177/0269215514546770. Epub2014 Sep 8. PMID: 25200877; PMCID: PMC4419050.
[xvi] Halvarsson A, Franzén E, Ståhle A. Balance training with multi-task exercises improves fall-related self-efficacy, gait, balance performance and physical function in older adults with osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil. 2015 Apr;29(4):365-75. doi: 10.1177/0269215514544983. Epub2014 Aug 20. PMID: 25142277.