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. 2019 Jul 20;5(7):e02104. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02104

Table 3.

Synthesis of main effects studied and main results for other pathologies than neurological conditions. The « N » corresponds to the number of studies. In the results part, the figure corresponds to the number of studies according with the beneficial effects or absence of effects.

Pathologies Parameters Results
Beneficial effects No effect
Fall (N = 2) Balance 1 0
Gait 1 0
Symptoms (fall risk) 1 1
Schizophrenia (N = 2) Quality of life 1 0
Balance 1 0
Gait and/or functional mobility 1 1
Muscular strenght 1 0
Endurance 0 1
Body mass index 1 0
Mental retardation (N = 1) Balance 1 0
Fibromyalgia (N = 2) Adverse effect 0 1
Mental health 2 0
Quality of life 2 0
Gait 1 1
Body mass index 0 1
Symptoms (pain) 2 0
Cancer (N = 7) Adherence/satisfaction 3 0
Mental health (stress, anxiety, depression) 3 1
Quality of life 3 1
Gait and/or funtional mobility 2 0
Fatigue 1 0
Symptoms (pain, shoulder function) 2 1
Rhumatoïd arthritis (N = 3) Adherence/satisfaction 1 0
Adverse effect 0 1
Mental health (depression) 1 0
Gait and/or functional mobility 1 0
Fatigue 1 0
Symptoms (range of motion) 1 1
Alzheimer (N = 1) Balance 1 0
Gait and/or functional mobility 1 0
Range of motion 1 0
Low back pain (N = 1) Work activities 1 0
Gait and/or functional mobility 1 0
Symptoms (pain) 1 0
Cardiac (N = 4) Adherence/satisfaction 1 0
Adverse effect 0 1
Mental health (motivation) 1 0
Quality of life 1 0
Balance 1 0
Gait and/or functional mobility 2 0
Muscular strenght 1 0
Symptoms (CF, VO2, tension) 2 1
Obesity (N = 2) Adherence/satisfaction 2 0
Mental health (self esteem) 1 0
Quality of life 1 0
Gait and/or functional mobility 0 1
Endurance/physical condition 1 0
Symptoms (weight) 2 0
Diabetes (N = 2) Adherence/satisfaction 1 0
Endurance/physical condition 1 0