Table 4.

Overview of exercise program components

		Silva et al. 2008[2]		Foley et al. 2003[1]		Lund et al. 2008[27]		Fransen et al. 2007 [7]		Wyatt et al. 2001 [30]		Smith et al. 1998 [31]		Eversden et al. 2007[23]		Gill et al. 2009[25]
		WB	LB	WB	LB	WB	LB	WB	LB	WB	LB	WB	LB	WB	LB	WB	LB
Warm-up		✗	✗	✓ walking	✓ 4 min cycling	✓10 min running with belt	✓ 10 min cycling	✗	✓			✓ stretches		✓	✓
Stretches		✓20s 2 reps	✓20s 2 reps	✓LL only	✓LL only	✓30s LL only	✓30s LL only	✗				✓	✓*	✓	✓	✓30s 2 sets LL	✓30s 2 sets LL
Cool down		✗	✗	✗	✗	✓5 min	✓5 min	✗				✓	✗	✓	✓	?	?
Individually tailored exercises		✗	✗	✓intensity only		✗	✗	✗				✓		✓individuals ability		✓	✓
Reps/Sets strength exercises		Isometric 7-10reps, 6s Isotonic 20-40reps		10reps ྡ3 × 15reps	10 RM ྡ 3 × 15reps	n of reps in 3.5 min for each exercise		10-20 reps		2 sets	2 sets		10 reps			✓	2 × 10reps
Balance		✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓trampoline, balance board, & cushion	✓		✗	✗	✗	✗			✗	✗
Starting position specified		✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
Aids	Weights	✗	✓1 kg	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗								✗	✗
	Elastic bands	✗	✓			✗	✓	✗								✗	✗
	Floats	✓	n/a		n/a	✓	n/a	✓	n/a		n/a		n/a		n/a	✓	n/a
	Turbulence	✓	n/a	✓	n/a	✓	n/a	✓	n/a		n/a	✗	n/a		n/a	✓	n/a
	Therapist	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓					✗	✗

Key:

✓ included

✗ not included

* 5 reps of 8-10 general ROM exercises

ྡ progressed to

LB land based intervention

LL lower limb

n/a not applicable

n number

reps repetitions

RM repetition maximum

WB aquatic intervention