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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016

Effect of combining passive muscle stretching and whole body vibration on spasticity and physical performance of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

Teeraporn Tupimai, Punnee Peungsuwan, Jitlada Prasertnoo, Juinichiro Yamauchi

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Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06596525 (Effects of Barefoot vs. Shod Whole Body Vibration Training on Pedobarographic Evaluation, Balance, Endurance and Lower Extremity Functions in Children With Cerebral Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06596525 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Barefoot vs. Shod Whole Body Vibration Training on Pedobarographic Evaluation, Balance, Endurance and Lower Extremity Functions in Children With Cerebral Palsy: 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Single-Blind Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorTrakya UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled36ConditionsCerebral Palsy (CP)ArmsConventional physical therapy, Barefoot Whole Body Vibration Training (WBVTb), Shod Whole Body Vibration Training (WBVTs), Sham Whole Body Vibration Training (WBVTsh)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Whole-body vibration in children with disabilities demonstrates therapeutic potentials for pediatric cancer populations: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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  9. Potential of Vibroacoustic Therapy in Persons with Cerebral Palsy: An Advanced Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Teeraporn TupimaiResearch Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Punnee PeungsuwanResearch Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance, Khon Kaen University, Thailand; School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Jitlada PrasertnooSrisangwan, Khon Kaen Special School, Thailand.
Juinichiro YamauchiResearch Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance, Khon Kaen University, Thailand; Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan; Future Institute for Sport Sciences, Japan.
Khon Kaen University · THTokyo Metropolitan University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] This study evaluated the immediate and short-term effects of a combination of prolonged passive muscle stretching (PMS) and whole body vibration (WBV) on the spasticity, strength and balance of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. [Subjects and Methods] A randomized two-period crossover trial was designed. Twelve subjects with cerebral palsy aged 10.6 ± 2.4 years received both PMS alone as a control group (CG) and a combination of PMS and WBV as an experimental group (EG). After random allocation to the trial schedules of either EG-CG or CG-EG, CG received prolonged PMS while standing on a tilt-table for 40 minutes/day, and EG received prolonged PMS for 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes WBV. Both CG and EG received the treatment 5 days/week for 6 weeks. [Results] Immediately after one treatment, EG resulted in better improvement in scores on the Modified Ashworth Scale than CG. After the 6-week intervention, EG also showed significantly decreased scores on the Modified Ashworth Scale compared to CG. Both CG and EG showed significantly reduced the performance times in the five times sit to stand test, and EG also showed significantly increased scores on the pediatric balance scale. [Conclusion] This study showed that 6 weeks of combined prolonged PMS and WBV had beneficial effects on the spasticity, muscle strength and balance of children and adolescents with CP.

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Cerebral palsyFive times sit to stand testModified Ashworth Scale

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