ReviewAIMS neuroscience2023
Whole body vibration therapy and cognitive functions: a systematic review.
Review in AIMS neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of whole-body vibration on cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.GeroScience · 2026Pooled it
- How effective is the addition of specific exercise therapy for patients after anterior cruciate ligament surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Good vibrations: Sternal vibration enhances white matter density and interoceptive awareness.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Intrinsic mechanical vibrations as a missing dimension in amyloid-Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Good vibrations: Sternal vibration enhances white matter density and interoceptive awareness.Research square · 2025Article
- Clinical Effect of Motor Imagery Combined with Whole-Body Vibration Therapy on Elderly Patients with Limb Dysfunction After Stroke.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Acute whole-body vibration therapy enhances cognitive speed without altering heart rate variability in healthy young adults.AIMS neuroscience · 2025Article
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- The effects of whole-body vibration therapy on immune and brain functioning: current insights in the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Passive exercise is an effective alternative to HRT for restoring OVX induced mitochondrial dysfunction in skeletal muscle.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
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- Effect of Whole-body Vibration frequency on muscle tensile state during graded plantar flexor isometric contractions.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
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Abstract
Whole Body Vibration has been found to induce physiological changes in human subjects, improving their neuromuscular, respiratory and cardiovascular functions. Evidence from animal research prove that whole-body vibration appears to induce changes in molecular and cellular levels to alter cognitive functions in mice. There is evolving evidence for a potential value of whole body vibration in improving cognition and preventing the development of age-related cognitive disorders in humans. However, literature on the biological consequences of whole-body vibration on the human brain is scanty. If so, gathering the available evidences would help decide the possibility of designing appropriate whole-body vibration protocols to extend its application to induce neurocognitive enhancement and optimize its effects. Therefore, a systematic review of the literature was performed, consulting the ProQuest, MEDLINE and Scopus bibliographic databases, to summarize the available scientific evidence on the effects of whole-body vibration on cognitive functions in adults. Results of the review suggest that whole-body vibration therapy enhances a wide spectrum of cognitive functions in adults although there isn't enough evidence available yet to be able to design a standardized protocol to achieve optimum cognitive enhancement.
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