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2022 · Systematic review

Foot-muscle interventions and fall-related dynamic function

EmergingSource checked · 19 Aug 2026
PLAIN-LANGUAGE RESULT

The review found at best low-certainty evidence for gait-related function and very low-certainty evidence for dynamic balance benefits.

This summary is educational. It does not tell you whether a particular intervention is right for your symptoms or circumstances.

WHY IT MATTERS

How this record informs FlatStrong.

Reinforces the need to train and measure the actual task—walking, stepping, or balance—not assume stronger muscles guarantee it.

LIMITATIONS

What this record cannot settle.

Certainty was low to very low, and interventions expected to strengthen foot muscles were not identical.

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