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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Lee, Han Suk
Park, Sun Wook
Park, Yoo Jung
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
The goals of this study were to assess the effectiveness of WBV (whole body vibration) training through an analysis of effect sizes, identify advantages of WBV training, and suggest other effective treatment methods.
Methods.
Four databases, namely, EMBASE, PubMed, EBSCO, and Web of Science, were used to collect articles on vibration.
Keywords such as “vibration” and “stroke” were used in the search for published articles.
Consequently, eleven studies were selected in the second screening using meta-analyses.
Results.
The total effect size of patients with dementia in the studies was 0.25, which was small.
The effect size of spasticity was the greatest at 1.24 (high), followed by metabolism at 0.99 (high), balance, muscle strength, gait, and circulation in the decreasing order of effect size.
Conclusions.
The effect sizes for muscle strength and balance and gait function, all of which play an important role in performance of daily activities, were small.
In contrast, effect sizes for bone metabolism and spasticity were moderate.
This suggests that WBV training may provide a safe, alternative treatment method for improving the symptoms of stroke in patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Park, Yoo Jung& Park, Sun Wook& Lee, Han Suk. 2018. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127082
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Park, Yoo Jung…[et al.]. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127082
American Medical Association (AMA)
Park, Yoo Jung& Park, Sun Wook& Lee, Han Suk. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127082
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1127082