Hologram balance bracelets improve human strength, balance, and flexibility

the verdict

REFUTED

the evidence says no

Recorded sources

0 sources for · 5 against

Counts group repeated records of the same source within each side. They do not measure evidence strength or source independence.

Although manufacturers claim that hologram balance bracelets improve strength, balance, and flexibility, multiple independent scientific studies and trials have found them to be no more effective than placebos.

How claims like this are judged

Judged against fact-checker rulings and reference works: claims of this kind are settled by the fact-checking record, not journal abstracts.

Evidence against · 5

Wikipedia: Hologram bracelet

Recorded source metadata

Wikipedia: Hologram bracelet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hologram_bracelet

Reference article covering this claim directly

Source citation format

See more details

More against · 4

Wikipedia: Power Balance

Recorded source metadata

Wikipedia: Power Balance. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Balance

Reference article covering this claim directly

Source citation format

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: Efficacy of the Power Balance Silicone Wristband: a single-blind, randomized, triple placebo-controlled study - PubMed

Recorded source metadata

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: Efficacy of the Power Balance Silicone Wristband: a single-blind, randomized, triple placebo-controlled study - PubMed. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22762695/

Study evaluating the Power Balance wristband found no actual improvement in balance.

Source citation format

sciencedirect.com: Original research The effect of close proximity holographic wristbands on human balance and limits of stability: A randomised, placebo-controlled trial

Recorded source metadata

sciencedirect.com: Original research The effect of close proximity holographic wristbands on human balance and limits of stability: A randomised, placebo-controlled trial. sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1360859211000210

Randomised trial evaluates holographic wristbands and addresses their effects on balance and stability.

Source citation format

doi.org: The Effect of Embedded Holographic Technology on Balance, Strength and Flexibility

Recorded source metadata

doi.org: The Effect of Embedded Holographic Technology on Balance, Strength and Flexibility. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000402550.45908.3e

Study evaluates embedded holographic technology and finds an absence of evidence to support performance claims.

Source citation format

The paper trail · every fact has a biography

first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → REFUTED · 001 Aug 2026

More receipts

Is it true that Phonological evolution involves regular processes of phoneme elision, vowel nasalization, and tonogenesis?Is it true that Hemangiomas are treatable with medication?Is it true that Research identifies forms of intelligence that diverge from standard IQ measures?

Random receipt →The Trust Wiki →

Anyone with this link can read the claim and its public receipt, including any personal information in that text. Open permanent receipt.

Check your own claim

Challenge the receipt

I have a source that contradicts this verdict I have a source that supports it No source: request a receipt review Requests are recorded for review. This does not start an automatic check or guarantee a response time.

trust me, bro: win the argument, pass the class, survive peer review.

Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.

This receipt is an automated verdict against our published method · not an opinion about any author or publication.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work · Dispute this receipt