Trial reportBMC geriatrics2018
The effect of whole body vibration training on quadriceps voluntary activation level of people with age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia): a randomized pilot study.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sex-specific effects of progressive whole-body vibration combined with active exercises on muscle mass, strength, and function in sarcopenic older adults.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Advances in Clinical Management Strategies for Sarcopenia: From Exercise and Nutrition to Pharmacotherapy and Comprehensive Interventions.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Effects of traditional Chinese exercises on the rehabilitation of patients with chronic heart failure: AInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2025Review
- Nutrition and exercise for sarcopenia treatment.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2025Review
- Prevention of Sarcopenia.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025Review
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- Whole-body vibration training improves muscle mass and strength in older adults through intra- and extra-muscular pathways.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Exercise and nutrition benefit skeletal muscle: From influence factor and intervention strategy to molecular mechanism.Sports medicine and health science · 2024Review
- Effects of vibration training vs. conventional resistance training among community-dwelling older people with sarcopenia: three-arm randomized controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- Resistance Exercise, Electrical Muscle Stimulation, and Whole-Body Vibration in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundWhole body vibration was an effective training for improving muscle performance. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of 12-week whole-body vibration training program on voluntary activation of quadriceps muscles of older people with age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia).
methodsTwelve community dwelling seniors with age-related muscle loss were randomly allocated into whole body vibration training group and control group. The training lasted for 12 weeks. Twitch interpolation were conducted to examine the voluntary activation of quadriceps at pre- and post-intervention.
resultsAlthough there was no significant difference between whole body vibration training group and control group on the absolute values of the interpolated twitch ratio after 12 weeks of training. The changed values of ratio (Post minus Pre) were significantly different between the two groups (p = 0.044).
conclusionsThe voluntary activation of quadriceps muscles of older people with age-related muscle loss was facilitated after 12 weeks of WBV training with 40 Hz × 4 mm × 360 s. Considering the small sample size of this study, it may only provide a piece of evidence that WBV is effective for facilitating the central motor drive in seniors with age-related muscle loss. More subjects are needed to confirm the present finding.
trial registrationISRCTN63583948 , registered on 16th January 2017, retrospectively registered.
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