Clinical Approaches of Whole-Body Vibration Exercises in Individuals with Stroke: A Narrative Revision.
Borja SañudoRedha TaïarTrentham FurnessMário Bernardo-FilhoPublished in: Rehabilitation research and practice (2018)
Stroke is associated with long-term disability and patients experience numerous physical impairments including muscle weakness, particularly in the paretic limbs, balance, and functional mobility. During acute stroke rehabilitation, when individuals are less likely to be functionally independent and rely on rehabilitative care, the efficacy of low skill interventions that can reduce sedentary behaviour should be established. As such, this narrative revision focused on the use of empirical studies of whole-body vibration exercise (WBVE) on different health outcomes in stroke patients. The effects of WBVE on neuromuscular performance (muscular strength and power), mobility, spasticity, and cardiovascular responses have been highlighted. Although some positive results were reported we can conclude that there is no solid evidence confirming the beneficial effects of WBVE among people with stroke compared with either other types of physical activities or sham WBVE. Therefore, further research should be performed in this area, testing the feasibility and efficacy of using WBVE in a more homogeneous sample of stroke patients or comparing different WBVE parameters.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- atrial fibrillation
- total knee arthroplasty
- end stage renal disease
- resistance training
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- high frequency
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- spinal cord injury
- palliative care
- multiple sclerosis
- skeletal muscle
- cerebral ischemia
- body composition
- patient reported outcomes
- subarachnoid hemorrhage