ArticleZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences2022
Effects of whole body vibration combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy on spasticity and balance gait parameters in hemiplegic patients with stroke.
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- Whole-body vibration-based interventions and dynamic balance in older patients with stroke: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of whole-body vibration therapy for post-stroke spasticity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Does whole-body vibration training have a positive effect on balance and walking function in patients with stroke? A meta-analysis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
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- A Scoping Review of Minimal Important Change and Minimal Detectable Change of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment Lower Extremity Scale in Patients with Stroke.Physical therapy research · 2025Review
- The correlation between lower limb spasticity and proprioceptive dysfunction in post-stroke patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
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- A Comprehensive Review of the Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Stroke Patients: Balance, Pain, Spasticity.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
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objectivesStroke patients may have various sensory-motor disorders, such as spasticity, muscle weakness or sensory damage. Spasticity affects 20% to 40% of stroke patients. Patients with spasticity may have problems such as pain, motor function damage, and the decreased range of motion, which leads to decline of activity and quality of daily life. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is a technique that can improve post-stroke spasticity. Whole body vibration (WBV), as a passive neuromuscular muscle stimulation technique, can improve the posture control, muscle strength, and muscle work of different people. At present, there are still few studies using WBV combined with ESWT for the treatment of hemiplegic patients with stroke. This study aims to explore the effects of WBV combined with ESWT on spasticity of the affected lower limb and gait function in stroke patients.
methodsFrom March 2020 to March 2021, 50 hemiplegic patients with stroke were treated in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the First Hospital of Changsha and they were assigned into a control group and a combined group, 25 cases per group. Both groups carried out conventional treatment, while the control group undertook the ESWT and fake WBV based on conventional treatment, and the combined group undertook ESWT after WBV and conventional treatment. Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), Lower Extremity portion of the Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment (FMA-LE), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and parameters of three-dimensional gait analysis including kinematic parameters (peak value of hip flexion and knee flexion) and spatiotemporal parameters (velocity, cadence and stride length) were assessed before and after 4-week treatment between the 2 groups.
resultsAfter 4 weeks of treatment, MAS scores in 2 groups were lower than before (both
conclusionsWBV combined with ESWT can improve the spasticity and motor function of the affected lower extremity, balance, and gait in hemiplegic patients with stroke.
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