Background: Stroke patients have multiple disorders, but most have problems with balance and gait. Post-stroke rehabilitation exercise has been shown to be very important for functional recovery.
Objectives: To systematically review and meta-analyze the effects of sling exercise (SE) on patients with stroke in studies published in Korea.
Design: Meta-analysis.
Methods: Five databases, namely, RISS, KISS, NDSL, DBpia and Earticle, were used to collect articles on vibration. Keywords such as “Stroke,” “Hemiplegia,” “Sling,” and “Sling Exercise” were used in the search for published articles. Interventions and comparisons were SE and other exercise (OE). Outcome measures were berg balance scale (BBS) and timed up and go (TUG). Consequently, eight studies were selected in the second screening using meta-analyses.
Results: Based on the results of the meta-analysis, SE was effective for BBS in the comparison of SE and OE [2.71, 95% CI (1.42, 4.01)]. It was effective for TUG in the comparison of SE and OE [-1.89, 95% CI (-3.01, -0.77)].
Conclusion: Based on eight limited studies, SE improved BBS and TUG over OE, suggesting improved stroke balance and gait. Therefore, more studies and large-scale sample randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm clinical application.

INTRODUCTION
METHODS
    Literature Search
    Inclusion Criteria
    Selection of Studies
    Data Extraction
    Quality Assessment
    Statistical Analysis
RESULTS
    Literature Search
    Study characteristics
    Methodological Quality of Included Studies
    Comparison of SE and OE for BBS
    Comparison of SE and OE for TUG
    Other Types of Outcome Measures
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

• Woonsu Cho(Department of Physical Therapy, Nambu University)
• Seongjin Lee(Department of Rehabilitation, Songwon University)
• Byeonggeun Kim(Department of Physical Therapy, Nambu University)