FIGURE 1.

Study overview and models comparing conventional versus reactive balance training. Comparison of the two training paradigms on the basis of pendulum models (Winter, 1995; Schmitt, 2003) with the conventional training (CBT) describing a single inverted pendulum, while participants in the reactive balance training (RBT) group oscillate around the fixation point located within the center of gravity. In this randomized controlled study, baseline data collection was followed by a random “matched-pair” assignment of 39 volunteers to either the CBT-group or RBT-group. Before and after 4 weeks of training, measurements were conducted to assess changes in fall-related risk factors.