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. 2025 Jun 3;26:550. doi: 10.1186/s12891-025-08823-5

Table 2.

Summary of studies conducted on the effect of VR exercise interventions on postural balance athlete with ACL-R

Article Sample Intervention

Author(s)

(Year/Country)

Number

(M/F)

Age(y)

Mean ± SD

Duration (Weeks/ Sesseion Per week) Type of Intervention Graft Type Outcome Measure Instrument Result

Gsangaya et al. (21)

(2023/Malaysia)

Experimental group,

n = 15 (13/2)

28.6 ± NR 12 Headmaster 3.0, Dream Match Tennis, Beat Saber for PSVR, Knockout League, Hoops, Richie’s Plank Experience, Pong It VR, Egg Time VR, Sparc VR hamstring autograft Limb loading, balance, range of motion of the knee, hop tests, pain score, IKDC score Nintendo Wii, Lower Limb Weighing Device, goniometer, IKDC 2000, Y-balance

Significant improvement in pain scores and IKDC scores in the experimental group compared to the control group

No significance in other variables

Control group,

n = 15 (10/5)

25.1 ± NR 12 AAROM (Knee), CKC flexion, prone hanging, isometric quadriceps, SLR, PKE, PRKFE, SLB exercises, cycling, additional jogging activities hamstring autograft

Betul Karakoc et al. (35)

(2019/Turkey)

Experimental group

n = 14 (M)

31 ± 8.41 6/3 Soccerheading, Skiing, Tabletilt, Penguinslide NR Pain, LEFS, balance, COG Nintendo Wii balance board No significant difference was observed between the two groups in the rate of change in any of these parameters.

Control group,

n = 8 (M)

24 ± 5.94 6/3 WBSE, FBE, ROM NR

Kazemnejad et al. (36)

(2023/Iran)

Experimental group

n = 10 (M)

24.7 ± 4.24 12/3 Ski Slalom, Ski Jump, Table Tilt, Table Tilt Plus, Tightrope Walk, Balance Bubble, Balance Bubble Plus, Penguin Slide, Snowboard Slalom, Skateboard Arena bone-patellar tendon-bone graft VAS, Knee flexion Range, Tigh Girth, knee effusion, BESS, MSEBT, SLHD, SLHT Expert System The Wii Fit group showed significant improvements in pain, knee swelling, thigh circumference, knee range of motion, static and dynamic balance, and single-leg jump symmetry indices compared with the control group (p < 0.05)

Control group,

n = 10 (M)

24.4 ± 3.16 12/3 Static exercises for quadriceps, hamstring, gluteal muscles, and SLR, CKC exercises (wall sit, mini squat, and leg press), HMSE, Proprioception exercises, Treadmill (Walk/Jog) bone-patellar tendon-bone graft

Baltaci et al. (18)

(2013/Turkey)

Experimental group

n = 15 (M)

28.6 ± 6.8 12/3 The bowling and skiing games in Wii Sports, Boxing, Football, Balance Board in Sports Pro Series hamstring tendon graft Coordination, proprioception, response time, Dynamic balance, Muscle strength functional squat system, Isomed 2000 isokinetic dynamometer No significant differences were observed in knee strength, dynamic balance, and squat performance between the two groups over 12 weeks

Control group,

n = 15 (M)

29.3 ± 5.7 12/3 CKC flexion exercises, Prone hanging exercise, SLR and isometric quadriceps, cycling, balance exercises, hamstring tendon graft

AAROM: Active-assisted ROM exercises, BESS: Balance Error Scoring System, BPTB: bone-patellar tendon-bone, CKC: Closed kinetic chain, COG: center of gravity, FBE: Functional and balance exercises, HMSE: Hip muscles strengthening exercises, LEFS: Lower Extremity Functional Score, MSEBT: Modified STAR Excursion Balance Test, NR: Not reported, PKE: Passive knee extension, PRKFE: Progressive resistive knee flexion and extension, RKEFE: Resistive knee extension and flexion exercises, ROM: range of motion, SLB: Single leg balance, SLHD: Single-Leg Hop Distance, SLHT: Single-Leg Hop time, SLR: Straight leg rise, VAS: Visual Analog Scale, VR: Virtual reality, WBSE: Weight-bearing and strengthening exercises