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Trial reportJournal of athletic training

Whole-body vibration and the prevention and treatment of delayed-onset muscle soreness.

Atefeh Aminian-Far, Mohammad-Reza Hadian, Gholamreza Olyaei, Saeed Talebian, Amir Hoshang Bakhtiary

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Trial report in Journal of athletic training. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Atefeh Aminian-FarFaculty of Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Mohammad-Reza Hadian
Gholamreza Olyaei
Saeed Talebian
Amir Hoshang Bakhtiary
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRSemnan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextNumerous recovery strategies have been used in an attempt to minimize the symptoms of delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Whole-body vibration (WBV) has been suggested as a viable warm-up for athletes. However, scientific evidence to support the protective effects of WBV training (WBVT) on muscle damage is lacking.

objectiveTo investigate the acute effect of WBVT applied before eccentric exercise in the prevention of DOMS.

designRandomized controlled trial.

settingUniversity laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER

participantsA total of 32 healthy, untrained volunteers were randomly assigned to either the WBVT (n  =  15) or control (n  =  17) group. INTERVENTION(S): Volunteers performed 6 sets of 10 maximal isokinetic (60°/s) eccentric contractions of the dominant-limb knee extensors on a dynamometer. In the WBVT group, the training was applied using a vibratory platform (35 Hz, 5 mm peak to peak) with 100° of knee flexion for 60 seconds before eccentric exercise. No vibration was applied in the control group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Muscle soreness, thigh circumference, and pressure pain threshold were recorded at baseline and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 14 days postexercise. Maximal voluntary isometric and isokinetic knee extensor strength were assessed at baseline, immediately after exercise, and at 1, 2, 7, and 14 days postexercise. Serum creatine kinase was measured at baseline and at 1, 2, and 7 days postexercise.

resultsThe WBVT group showed a reduction in DOMS symptoms in the form of less maximal isometric and isokinetic voluntary strength loss, lower creatine kinase levels, and less pressure pain threshold and muscle soreness (P < .05) compared with the control group. However, no effect on thigh circumference was evident (P < .05).

conclusionsAdministered before eccentric exercise, WBVT may reduce DOMS via muscle function improvement. Further investigation should be undertaken to ascertain the effectiveness of WBVT in attenuating DOMS in athletes.

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Muscle FatiguePain ManagementPhysical Therapy ModalitiesAthletesCreatine KinaseExerciseExercise TestFemaleHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalMuscle StrengthPainPain MeasurementPain ThresholdThighCreatine Kinase

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PMID21214349
PMCPMC3017487
OpenAlexW2162908649

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