Body Weight, Vibration, Motor Activity
Conditions
Brief summary
Purpose: To evaluate the short-term effects of whole-body vibration (WBV), using reciprocating plate technique, on manual ability performance in healthy younger. Material and methods: 38 healthy young volunteers were randomized to WBV group (N=19; 6 men, 13 women; mean age 21, 3.8yrs) or control group (N=19; 6 men, 13 women; mean age 20.5, 3.5yrs). The subjects in the WBV group performed one series of five consecutive repetitions of 60 sec unsynchronised WBV (Zeptoring, Scisen GmbH, Germany; 4 Hz, amplitude 3mm) with a 1-min pause between administrations, three times a week. The controls did not receive any training. Both groups were evaluated at baseline and after intervention, in the Rey Juan Carlos University´s Gait Analysis Laboratory. Four outcome measures of Purdue Pegboard test (PPT): preferred hand (PH), non-preferred hand (NPH), both hands (BH) and assembly (A) was performed baseline and 5 min after intervention.
Interventions
Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a novel neuromuscular therapeutic intervention that has recently been developed since in the mid-1960s. Hagbart and Eklund showed in human experiments that a reflex muscle contraction can result as a consequence of applying vibrations to the muscular-tendon system. The subjects stand on a platform that generates stochastic vibrations at a frequency between 1-12.5 Hz.
Sponsors
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\- Healthy subjects aged between 18 and 30 years.
Exclusion criteria
* Contraindication for WBV: pregnancy, recent fractures, malignancies, kidney stones, cardiac pacemaker, infectious disease or recent thromboembolic. * Subjects with any musculoskeletal o neurological disorders that affected their hands. * Individuals already treated with WBV were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Purdue Pegboard test (change) | Baseline, immediately after intervention and one month after the intervention | Change in Purdue Pegboard test. This tool evaluates the fine dexterity |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed