Highlights
– A recent meta-analysis (Shi et al., 2025) pooled 13 studies and reports a large overall effect of neuromuscular training on athlete balance (SMD 1.47; 95% CI 0.78–2.16).
– Benefits were observed for static balance (SMD 1.90) and dynamic balance (SMD 1.30), suggesting broad applicability across balance domains.
– The evidence supports integrating neuromuscular components into routine athletic conditioning for performance enhancement and injury risk reduction, but heterogeneity, variations in protocols, and limited sample sizes temper certainty.
