Trial reportZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2011
Combined whole body vibration and balance training using Vibrosphere®: improvement of trunk stability, muscle tone, and postural control in stroke patients during early geriatric rehabilitation.
Trial report in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of vibration therapy on physical function, activity and participation in people with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of whole-body vibration training on physical function, activities of daily living, and quality of life in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- What is the evidence for physical therapy poststroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2014Pooled it
- Whole-Body Vibration Combined with Treadmill Training Improves Walking Performance in Post-Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2017Trial
- Whole-body vibration to prevent intensive care unit-acquired weakness: safety, feasibility, and metabolic response.Critical care (London, England) · 2017Trial
- Effects of 3 months of short sessions of controlled whole body vibrations on the risk of falls among nursing home residents.BMC geriatrics · 2013Trial
- Vibration Therapy for Poststroke Clinical Balance: A Domain-Specific Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Effects of Vibration Therapy on Activities of Daily Living After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Trunk training following stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Effect of whole-body vibration therapy on lower extremity function in subacute stroke patients.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2021Article
- The Effect of Trunk Stability Training Based on Visual Feedback on Trunk Stability, Balance, and Upper Limb Function in Stroke Patients: A Randomized Control Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Comparison Between Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to Abdominal and Back Muscles on Postural Balance in Post-stroke Hemiplegic Patients.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2018Article
- Effects of Stochastic Resonance Whole-Body Vibration in Individuals with Unilateral Brain Lesion: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial: Whole-Body Vibration and Neuromuscular Function.Rehabilitation research and practice · 2018Article
- Effects of Single or Multiple Sessions of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke: Is There Any Evidence to Support the Clinical Use in Rehabilitation?Rehabilitation research and practice · 2018Review
- Clinical Approaches of Whole-Body Vibration Exercises in Individuals with Stroke: A Narrative Revision.Rehabilitation research and practice · 2018Review
- Whole-Body Vibration Training During a Low Frequency Outpatient Exercise Training Program in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2017Article
- The Additive Effects of Core Muscle Strengthening and Trunk NMES on Trunk Balance in Stroke Patients.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2016Article
- Postural Stability in Parkinson's Disease Patients Is Improved after Stochastic Resonance Therapy.Parkinson's disease · 2016Article
- Does whole-body vibration training in the horizontal direction have effects on motor function and balance of chronic stroke survivors? A preliminary study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- The effectiveness of proprioceptive training for improving motor function: a systematic review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2014Review
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Abstract
Strokes are a leading cause of disability, immobility, and reduced ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) among the elderly. Balance and postural control are often affected in stroke patients. Physical therapy for the lower back to improve posture, mobility, and ADLs can be very time consuming. In this randomized, controlled study of 66 geriatric patients (mean age 74.5 years) with stroke-related paresis or hemiplegia, it was demonstrated that stroke patients may benefit more from 3 additional weeks of combined whole body vibration and balance training than from a comprehensive inpatient geriatric rehabilitation program in terms of trunk stability, postural control, and muscle tone.
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