OBJECTIVE:
\nTo investigate the effects of whole body vibration in the elderly.
\nDESIGN:
\n Randomized controlled trial.
\nSETTING:
\nNursing home.
\nPARTICIPANTS:
\nForty-two elderly volunteers.
\nINTERVENTIONS:
\nSix-week vibration intervention plus physical therapy (PT) (n=22) or PT alone (n=20).
\nMAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
\nWe assessed gait and body balance using the Tinetti test (maximum scores of 12 for gait, 16 for body balance, 28 for global score), motor capacity using the Timed Up & Go (TUG) test, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36).
\nRESULTS:
\nAfter 6 weeks, the vibration intervention group improved by a mean +\/- standard deviation of 2.4+\/-2.3 points on the gait score compared with no score change in the control group ( P <.001). The intervention group improved by 3.5+\/-2.1 points on the body balance score compared with a decrease of 0.3+\/-1.2 points in the control group ( P <.001). TUG test time decreased by 11.0+\/-8.6 seconds in the treated group compared with an increase of 2.6+\/-8.8 seconds in the control group ( P <.001). The intervention group had significantly greater improvements from baseline on 8 of 9 items on the SF-36 compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS: Controlled whole body vibration can improve elements of fall risk and HRQOL in elderly patients.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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