Gento Andrés, LauraSanz Esteban, IsmaelRodríguez Costa, IsabelSosa Reina, María DoloresCastel Sánchez, Marina2026-01-282026-01-282025Gento-Andrés, L., Sanz-Esteban, I., Rodríguez-Costa, I., Sosa-Reina, M. D., & Castel-Sánchez, M. (2025). Efficacy of aquatic therapy in improving balance in patients with stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 100548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2025.1005482590-1095https://hdl.handle.net/11268/16768To evaluate the efficacy of aquatic therapy in improving balance, gait speed, and fall risk in patients with stroke. Experimental studies comparing aquatic therapy with conventional rehabilitation, land-based interventions, or no intervention. The primary outcome was balance, assessed using the Berg Balance Scale. Secondary outcomes included gait speed and fall risk. This meta-analysis suggests that aquatic therapy may be effective in enhancing balance and gait speed and in reducing fall risk among individuals with stroke; however, these findings should be interpreted with caution because of the high heterogeneity observed across studies.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article10.1016/j.arrct.2025.100548open accessCiencias médicasRehabilitación médicaMedicina preventivaGoal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesGoal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries