ArticleMuscle & nerve2017
Feasibility and tolerability of whole-body, low-intensity vibration and its effects on muscle function and bone in patients with dystrophinopathies: a pilot study.
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- Low-Intensity Vibration to Reduce Symptoms and Improve Physical Functioning in Cancer Survivors With Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Pilot Randomized Trial.JCO oncology practice · 2026Trial
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- Chronic whole body vibration ameliorates hippocampal neuroinflammation, anxiety-like behavior, memory functions and motor performance in aged male rats dose dependently.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The Neuromuscular Junction: Roles in Aging and Neuromuscular Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Whole Body Vibration Improves Spatial Memory, Anxiety-Like Behavior, and Motor Performance in Aged Male and Female Rats.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- Does Whole-Body Vibration Treatment Make Children's Bones Stronger?Current osteoporosis reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
introductionDystrophinopathies are X-linked muscle degenerative disorders that result in progressive muscle weakness complicated by bone loss. This study's goal was to evaluate feasibility and tolerability of whole-body, low-intensity vibration (WBLIV) and its potential effects on muscle and bone in patients with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy.
methodsThis 12-month pilot study included 5 patients (age 5.9-21.7 years) who used a low-intensity Marodyne LivMD plate vibrating at 30-90 Hz for 10 min/day for the first 6 months. Timed motor function tests, myometry, and peripheral quantitative computed tomography were performed at baseline and at 6 and 12 months.
resultsMotor function and lower extremity muscle strength remained either unchanged or improved during the intervention phase, followed by deterioration after WBLIV discontinuation. Indices of bone density and geometry remained stable in the tibia.
conclusionsWBLIV was well tolerated and appeared to have a stabilizing effect on lower extremity muscle function and bone measures. Muscle Nerve 55: 875-883, 2017.
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