Article

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of whole body vibration on balance, gait
performance and mobility among people with stroke.
METHOD: A systematic review
was conducted by two independent reviewers who completed the article search and
selection. We included randomized controlled trials published in English
examining effects of whole body vibration on balance, gait, mobility, muscle
strength and muscle tone in adults with a clinical diagnosis of stroke. Articles
were excluded if they were research studies on people with other primary
diagnosis, abstracts published in the conferences or books. The Cochrane risk of
bias tool was used to assess the methodological quality of the selected studies.
DATA SOURCE: Sources included Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials,
Pubmed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PEDro, PsycINFO, Science Citation Index,
ClinicalTrials.gov, Current Controlled Trials, Stroke Trials Registry, and
reference lists of all relevant articles. RESULT: Eight randomized controlled
trials (nine articles) involving 271 participants were included in this
meta-analysis. No significant improvement was found regarding Berg balance scale
(SMD=-0.08, 95%CI=-1.35 to 1.19, P=0.91), mobility (SMD=0.45, 95%CI=-0.46 to
1.37, P=0.33), maximal isometric contracion of knee extension strength (SMD=0.23,
95%CI=-0.27 to 0.74, P=0.36), and maximal isometric contracion of knee extension
strength (SMD=0.09, 95%CI=-0.38 to 0.56, P=0.71). CONCLUSION: There was no
evidence for effects of whole body vibration on balance in people with stroke.
Effects of whole body vibration on mobility and gait performance remain
inconclusive. More large and high-quality trials are required.
CI - (c) The Author(s) 2014.

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