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Effects of Single or Multiple Sessions of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke: Is There Any Evidence to Support the Clinical Use in Rehabilitation?
Joint Authors
Petraglia, Federica
Sabetta, Laura Luigia
Giumelli, Riccardo
Costantino, Cosimo
Source
Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background and Purpose.
Recently new technologies and new techniques, such as Whole Body Vibration (WBV), have been introduced by the health and fitness industry to pursue therapeutic or physical performance goals.
The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the effectiveness of single or multiple WBV sessions alone or in association with traditional rehabilitation, compared to traditional rehabilitation therapy or with sham therapy in poststroke patients.
Methods.
Randomized Control Trials and controlled clinical trials written in English between January 1st, 2003, and December 31st, 2017, were selected from PubMed, Cochrane-Central-Register-of-Controlled-Trials, and Physiotherapy-Evidence-Database (PEDro).
The single WBV session and multiple sessions’ effects were assessed.
Study characteristics, study population, intervention protocols, effects of WBV sessions, and adverse events were investigated with a descriptive analysis.
Results.
The search reported 365 articles and after screening and removal of duplicates, 11 manuscripts with PEDro score≥6/10 were selected (391 poststroke patients).
Study characteristics, study population, intervention protocols (frequencies, amplitude of vibration, and peak acceleration), effects of a single or multiple WBV sessions, and adverse events were analyzed.
They have been investigated with particular attention to bone turnover, structure and muscle functions, spasticity, postural control and risk of falls, functional mobility, somatosensory threshold, and activity and participation.
Comparing WBV group with control group no significant benefits emerged.
Discussion.
This systematic review included studies involving participants with non homogeneous characteristics, just considering the incorporation of studies on individuals with chronic and postacute stroke.
Despite these limits, WBV treatment has no significant risks for patients and shows interesting effects of WBV treatment in Structure and muscle functions, Spasticity and Postural control.
Conclusions.
Even though treatment with WBV appears safe and feasible, there is insufficient evidence to support its clinical use in poststroke rehabilitation at this point.
More studies assessing other functional tests and with more specific treatment protocols are needed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Costantino, Cosimo& Petraglia, Federica& Sabetta, Laura Luigia& Giumelli, Riccardo. 2018. Effects of Single or Multiple Sessions of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke: Is There Any Evidence to Support the Clinical Use in Rehabilitation?. Rehabilitation Research and Practice،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212752
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Costantino, Cosimo…[et al.]. Effects of Single or Multiple Sessions of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke: Is There Any Evidence to Support the Clinical Use in Rehabilitation?. Rehabilitation Research and Practice No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212752
American Medical Association (AMA)
Costantino, Cosimo& Petraglia, Federica& Sabetta, Laura Luigia& Giumelli, Riccardo. Effects of Single or Multiple Sessions of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke: Is There Any Evidence to Support the Clinical Use in Rehabilitation?. Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1212752
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1212752