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In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript. The participants age Postural stability PS is a vital function that helps maintain equilibrium during standing still, locomotion, and any activities requiring high balance performance 1. Under static and dynamic conditions, PS is a fundamental factor for the quality of movement in everyday activities or sports 2 , 3 , 4.
Previous studies have reported that PS and adaptive ability are required in sports because the sensory and motor systems interact to regulate postural adjustments by processing information from the visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems 5. The interest in using different exercises and protocols for improving PS in sports and physiotherapy has grown in the last few decades and experts have proposed various training modalities to increase neuromuscular stability, balance, postural control, and general stability 6 , 7 , 8.
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization DNS is a complex of correction exercises with a neuromuscular approach based on improving breathing, fundamental movements, and principles of developmental kinesiology 9. Frank et al. DNS offers a rehabilitative and manual approach that practitioners can use to improve functional treatment and optimize the movement system in athletes by rebuilding stability performance 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , One of the latest research on applying DNS in a sample of elite futsal players and race walkers indicates that DNS therapy effectively increases performance and balance 18 , Research has shown that the level of tension in the abdominal wall is significantly higher during DNS exercises than in other forms of exercise This increased tension helps to stabilize the spine and improves overall posture It also helps to improve performance in activities that require trunk stability, such as lifting heavy objects or performing athletic movements Current research on the effect of DNS focused on functional movements FM indicates improvement in complex movement abilities and motor control patterns Another conclusion, in line with previous research, points out that the DNS approach can increase stabilization patterns of the trunk and synergistic movement of the extremities during motor activities Whole body vibration training WBV is a neuromuscular training approach that has recently become very popular among researchers and practitioners in health and sport.
It is usually an additional method used in a conventional training routine. A recent literature review found that WBV can improve power, muscle strength, performance, endurance, flexibility, neuromuscular activity, lower limb motor control, and stability Findings suggest that WBV can enhance dynamic stability and muscle strength by promoting adaptive changes in balance control mechanisms and neuromuscular responses, with different training settings yielding varied adaptations; additionally, WBV appears to improve flexibility and stability, particularly among elite athletes, though the underlying mechanisms require further exploration 25 , 26 , Several studies have carried the same approach on different participant groups and found that WBV improved static balance, PS, and movement of postural sway 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , A few additional studies demonstrated improvements in some components of dynamic PS 32 , Fort et al.
