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Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Upper Extremity Function and Grip Strength in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Randomised Single-Blind Controlled Trial
Joint Authors
Ahn, Jin-Young
Kim, Hyeongsu
Park, Chan-Bum
Source
Occupational Therapy International
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Whole-body vibration has been used to improve motor function in chronic stroke patients, but its effect on patients with subacute strokes remains unclear.
Objectives.
We explored the effect of whole-body vibration on patients with subacute strokes.
Methods.
Participants were randomly allocated to a whole-body vibration (WBV) group (n=30) or an upper- and lower-cycle (ULC) group (n=30).
Both groups received occupational therapy after these interventions.
All participants received treatment for 30 min/day, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks.
Both groups received the same conventional physical therapy.
Results.
The manual function test (MFT) score and grip strength improved after both WBV (p=0.001 and p=0.001, respectively) and ULC (p=0.002 and p=0.001, respectively), but the improvement was more pronounced (MFT p=0.016; GS p=0.023) after WBV.
Conclusions.
These findings suggest that the use of WBV and ULC was effective as remedial treatments for improving upper extremity motor function and increasing grip strength for patients with subacute strokes.
The improvement was more pronounced for the WBV treatment.
This trial is registered with KCT0003246.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahn, Jin-Young& Kim, Hyeongsu& Park, Chan-Bum. 2019. Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Upper Extremity Function and Grip Strength in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Randomised Single-Blind Controlled Trial. Occupational Therapy International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206736
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahn, Jin-Young…[et al.]. Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Upper Extremity Function and Grip Strength in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Randomised Single-Blind Controlled Trial. Occupational Therapy International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206736
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahn, Jin-Young& Kim, Hyeongsu& Park, Chan-Bum. Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Upper Extremity Function and Grip Strength in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Randomised Single-Blind Controlled Trial. Occupational Therapy International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206736
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1206736