ArticleFrontiers in neurology2019
Short-Term Effects of Focal Muscle Vibration on Motor Recovery After Acute Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Sham-Controlled Study.
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Effects of Repeated (Focal) Muscle Vibration (rMV) on Motor Recovery After Acute Stroke: a Randomized Sham-controlled Study
Effects of Focal Muscle Vibration on Upper Limb Function in Subacute Post-stroke Patients
Effect of Vibratory Tendon Stimulation on Muscle Fatigue in the Acute Post-stroke Phase : Vibramain1
Effect of Tendon Vibrations on Motor Recovery of the Upper Limb in the Acute Phase of Stroke
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 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
- Upper extremity function and disability recovery with vibration therapy after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Eight weeks of focal muscle vibration shows improvements in muscle co-ordination and co-contraction in cerebral palsy children: a randomized control trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- A pilot study of peripheral magnetic stimulation combined with physical therapy for motor function in early acute stroke survivors with sensory ataxic hemiparesis.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of a rehabilitation program involving functional proprioceptive stimulation for postural control and motor recovery among stroke patients: a double-blinded, randomized, controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Wearable Focal Muscle Vibration on Pain, Balance, Mobility, and Sensation in Individuals with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Optimized Sensorimotor Activation Enhances the Control of Goal-Directed Aiming Mediated by Real-Time Visuomotor Transformations.The European journal of neuroscience · 2025Article
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- Immediate Effects of Focal Muscle Vibration on Squat Power and Velocity in Amateur Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- A review about muscle focal vibration contribution on spasticity recovery.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Focal muscle vibration and action observation: a combined approach for muscle strengthening.European journal of translational myology · 2024Article
- Intracranial Hemorrhage-Is Very Early Rehabilitation Safe? A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Electroacupuncture modulates abnormal brain connectivity after ischemia reperfusion injury in rats: A graph theory-based approach.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
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- Case Report: Targeted plasticity in spinal cord injury-the role of focal muscle vibration and neurocognitive rehabilitation in adaptative synaptic change along sensory and motor circuit.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Impact of Focal Muscle Vibration on Flaccid Upper Limb Motor Paralysis following Acute Brain Disease: A Case Study.Case reports in neurological medicine · 2024Article
- Alterations of Body Composition, Blood Morphology and Fibrinogen Concentration after Vibration Therapy in Older Adult Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Inhibitory Effects of Prolonged Focal Muscle Vibration on Maximal Grip Strength and Muscle Activity of Wrist and Extrinsic Finger Flexor Muscles.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
- Investigating the Effects of a Focal Muscle Vibration Protocol on Sensorimotor Integration in Healthy Subjects.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding stroke potential complications among stroke survivors' family members in Shiraz, Iran.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
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Abstract
Repetitive focal muscle vibration (rMV) is known to promote neural plasticity and long-lasting motor recovery in chronic stroke patients. Those structural and functional changes within the motor network underlying motor recovery occur in the very first hours after stroke. Nonetheless, to our knowledge, no rMV-based studies have been carried out in acute stroke patients so far, and the clinical benefit of rMV in this phase of stroke is yet to be determined. The aim of this randomized double-blind sham-controlled study is to investigate the short-term effect of rMV on motor recovery in acute stroke patients. Out of 22 acute stroke patients, 10 were treated with the rMV (vibration group-VG), while 12 underwent the sham treatment (control group-CG). Both treatments were carried out for 3 consecutive days, starting within 72 h of stroke onset; each daily session consisted of three 10-min treatments (for each treated limb), interspersed with a 1-min interval. rMV was delivered using a specific device (Cro®System, NEMOCO srl, Italy). The transducer was applied perpendicular to the target muscle's belly, near its distal tendon insertion, generating a 0.2-0.5 mm peak-to-peak sinusoidal displacement at a frequency of 100 Hz. All participants also underwent a daily standard rehabilitation program. The study protocol underwent local ethics committee approval (ClinicalTrial.gov NCT03697525) and written informed consent was obtained from all of the participants. With regard to the different pre-treatment clinical statuses, VG patients showed significant clinical improvement with respect to CG-treated patients among the NIHSS (
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