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SynthesisBioMed research international2018

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Whole Body Vibration in Stroke Patients: A Meta-Analysis.

Yoo Jung Park, Sun Wook Park, Han Suk Lee

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05588661 (Comparative Effects of Perturbation Based Balance Training and Whole Body Vibration on Balance and Gait in Sub-acute Stroke Patients.), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT05588661 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Effects of Perturbation Based Balance Training and Whole Body Vibration on Balance and Gait in Sub-acute Stroke Patients.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2022 to 2022Enrolled28ConditionsStrokeArmsPerturbation Exercises, Whole Body Vibration
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yoo Jung ParkDepartment of Physical Therapy, Samsung Seoul Hospital, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3122-3173
Sun Wook ParkDepartment of Physical Therapy, Samsung Seoul Hospital, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3995-8905
Han Suk LeeDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Eulji University, 212 Yangji-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 461-713, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9336-0894

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe goals of this study were to assess the effectiveness of WBV (whole body vibration) training through an analysis of effect sizes, identify advantages of WBV training, and suggest other effective treatment methods.

methodsFour databases, namely, EMBASE, PubMed, EBSCO, and Web of Science, were used to collect articles on vibration. Keywords such as "vibration" and "stroke" were used in the search for published articles. Consequently, eleven studies were selected in the second screening using meta-analyses.

resultsThe total effect size of patients with dementia in the studies was 0.25, which was small. The effect size of spasticity was the greatest at 1.24 (high), followed by metabolism at 0.99 (high), balance, muscle strength, gait, and circulation in the decreasing order of effect size.

conclusionsThe effect sizes for muscle strength and balance and gait function, all of which play an important role in performance of daily activities, were small. In contrast, effect sizes for bone metabolism and spasticity were moderate. This suggests that WBV training may provide a safe, alternative treatment method for improving the symptoms of stroke in patients.

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Exercise TherapyGaitHumansMuscle StrengthPhysical Therapy ModalitiesPostural BalanceStrokeVibration

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PMID29487869
PMCPMC5816889

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