Gassner, Heiko and Janzen, Annette and Schwirtz, Ansgar and Jansen, Petra (2014) Random Whole Body Vibration over 5 Weeks Leads to Effects Similar to Placebo: A Controlled Study in Parkinson's Disease. PARKINSONS DISEASE: 386495. ISSN 2090-8083, 2042-0080
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Background. Random whole body vibration (WBV) training leads to beneficial short-term effects in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the effect of WBV lasting several weeks is not clear. Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess a random WBV training over 5 weeks in PD. Methods. Twenty-one participants with PD were allocated to either an experimental or a placebo group matched by age, gender, and Hoehn&Yahr stage. The WBV training consisted of 5 series, 60 s each. In the placebo group, vibration was simulated. The primary outcome was the change of performance in Functional reach test (FRT), step-walk-turn task, biomechanical Gait Analysis, Timed up and go test (TUG), and one leg stance. Findings. In most of the parameters, there was no significant interaction of "time*group." Both groups improved significantly in Gait parameters, TUG, and one leg stance. Only in the FRT [F(1, 15) = 8.397; P < 0.05] and in the TUG [F(1, 15) = 4.971; P < 0.05] the experimental group performed significantly better than the placebo group. Conclusions. Random WBV training over 5 weeks seems to be less effective than reported in previous studies performing short-term training. The slight improvements in the FRT and TUG are not clinically relevant.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | POSTURAL CONTROL; GAIT; IMPROVE; BALANCE; SCALE; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine 700 Arts & recreation > 796 Athletic & outdoor sports & games |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Neurologie Psychology and Pedagogy > Institut für Sportwissenschaft |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2019 14:29 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2019 14:29 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/10907 |
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