Effects of random whole-body vibration on postural control in Parkinson's disease

We investigated spontaneous effects of random whole-body vibration (rWBV) on postural control in Parkinsonian subjects. Effects were examined in biomechanical tests from a total of 52 patients divided equally into one experimental and one control group. Postural control was tested pre- and post-trea...

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Published in:Research in sports medicine 2005-07, Vol.13 (3), p.243-256
Main Authors: Turbanski, Stephan, Haas, Christian T., Schmidtbleicher, Dietmar, Friedrich, Antje, Duisberg, Petra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biomechanical Phenomena
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease - complications
Parkinson Disease - physiopathology
Parkinson's disease
Physical Therapy Modalities
Postural Balance - physiology
postural control
postural instability
random whole-body vibration
Sensation Disorders - etiology
Sensation Disorders - physiopathology
Sensation Disorders - therapy
Treatment Outcome
Vibration - therapeutic use
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Summary:We investigated spontaneous effects of random whole-body vibration (rWBV) on postural control in Parkinsonian subjects. Effects were examined in biomechanical tests from a total of 52 patients divided equally into one experimental and one control group. Postural control was tested pre- and post-treatment in two standardized conditions (narrow standing and tandem standing). The intervention was based on rWBV (y: 3 mm, f: 6 Hz 1 Hz/sec) consisting of 5 series lasting 60 seconds each. The main findings from this study were that (1) rWBV can improve postural stability in Parkinson's disease (PD) spontaneously (2) these effects depend on the test condition. Based on the results of this study, rWBV can be regarded as an additional device in physical therapy in PD.
ISSN:1543-8627
1543-8635
DOI:10.1080/15438620500222588