Effectiveness of a home-based balance-training program in reducing sports-related injuries among healthy adolescents: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Dear Editor,

We live in times where every piece of knowledge, including medical has to be confirmed by an appropriately designed study or trial (preferably double-blind randomized, placebo controlled cross-over study).

This article "Effectiveness of a home-based balance-training program in reducing sports-related injuries among healthy adolescents: a cluster randomized controlled trial" is no exception. It confirmed that kids who practice balance have better balance.

I do not want to sound too ironic, but we need more research:

"People who exercise on a stationary bicycle at home, have better cardiovascular performance on real bicycles"

"People who run on treadmills at home have better cardiovascular performance outside of their usual place of residence"

"Poeple who sleep longer have better concentration"

"People who swim in their swimming pools are better swimmers."

"People who wash hands frequently have fewer stomach flus"

PS. How many skateboarders have there been in the study?

Cheers,

Marcin Kolbuszewski, PhD

Conflict of Interest:

None declared