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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of whole-body vibration on neuromuscular
performance in people with spinal cord injury and evaluate the safe and effective
vibration protocols. METHODS: PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL and PEDro were mainly
searched for English literatures. Other data sources were ClinicalTrials.gov ,
Current Controlled Trials and reference lists of all relevant articles. The PEDro
scale was used to evaluate the methodological quality, and the Oxford Centre for
Evidence-based Medicine level of evidence was used to assess the level of
evidence. Basic information and whole-body vibration protocols were extracted by
two independent researchers. Any disagreements were resolved by the third
researcher. RESULTS: Of the eight included studies involving 94 individuals with
spinal cord injury and 24 able-bodied participants, six of them reported
beneficial effects of whole-body vibration on muscle activation and the other two
on muscle spasticity. Based on the reviewed studies, an intermittent mode of
whole-body vibration (frequency: 10-50 Hz; amplitude: 0.6-4 mm) is less likely to
cause adverse events when applying to spinal cord injury subjects standing on
platform (knees flexed at 10 degrees -40 degrees ). CONCLUSIONS: The strength of
evidence is insufficient in supporting the benefits of whole-body vibration on
neuromuscular performance in individuals with spinal cord injury. The
intermittent vibration (frequency: 10-50 Hz; amplitude: 0.6-4 mm; knee flexion:
10 degrees -40 degrees ) may be the possible effective range and have good
compliance.

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