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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications2019

Feasibility of Whole Body Vibration Therapy in Individuals with Dystonic or Spastic Dystonic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study.

Tamis W Pin, Penelope B Butler, Sheila Purves, Nathan C-K Poon

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Article in Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tamis W PinDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Penelope B ButlerManchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
Sheila PurvesDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Nathan C-K PoonDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · HKManchester Metropolitan University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the feasibility and practicality of whole body vibration therapy for individuals with dystonic or spastic dystonic cerebral palsy.

designPilot study. SUBJECTS: Children and adults with dystonic or spastic dystonic cerebral palsy.

methodsStudy participants received total body vibration therapy when standing still on a vibration platform for 3 bouts, duration 3-min, of vibration (20 Hz, 2 mm amplitude), 4 days per week for 4 weeks in addition to their usual therapy. All participants were assessed at baseline and completion of the study using the Gross Motor Function Measure Item Set, Timed Up and Go test, Barry-Albright Dystonia Scale, Edinburgh Visual Gait Score, and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory.

resultsTen participants (mean age 18.60 years (standard deviation (SD) 14.68); 9 males, Gross Motor Function Classification System level II-IV) completed the study with more than 90% attendance rate. All participants tolerated the protocol with no adverse events.

conclusionThe vibration treatment protocol was feasible and safe for all participants. With no significant differences found in all the outcome measures, future studies with more rigorous study designs are required before this intervention is recommended for this population group.

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balancecerebral palsydystoniagaitphysical therapy modalitiesposturetherapeutic usevibration

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PMID33884122
PMCPMC8008730
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