Current evidence does not support whole body vibration in clinical practice in children and adolescents with disabilities: a systematic review of randomized controlled trial

Leite, Hércules Ribeiro; Camargos, Ana Cristina Resende; Mendonça, Vanessa Amaral; Lacerda, Ana Cristina Rodrigues; Soares, Bruno Alvarenga; Oliveira, Vinícius Cunha

doi:10.1016/j.bjpt.2018.09.005

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“…The efficacy of WBV as a bone anabolic therapy in children with severe motor disabilities appears to be mostly beneficial. However, despite the favorable data reported, there is still not enough evidence to support WBV in clinical practice in children and adolescents with disabilities, which also is in agreement with a recent systematic review [ 48 ••].…”

Section: Severe Motor Disabilitiessupporting

confidence: 73%

Does Whole-Body Vibration Treatment Make Children’s Bones Stronger?

Swolin-Eide

Magnusson

2020

Curr Osteoporos Rep

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Purpose of Review To summarize the last 10 years of literature regarding the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on bone in children, and if WBV results in increased bone acquisition. Recent Findings WBV intervention appears to be a safe intervention with beneficial effects on bone mass in some diseases and syndromes, but there is still low evidence for WBV in clinical practice. The positive effects on muscle strength, balance, and walking speed are more conclusive. One of the takeaways of this review is that well-trained individuals may not further improve bone mass with WBV; thus, interventions are more beneficial in pediatric individuals with Down syndrome or severe motor disabilities with low bone mass and reduced activity levels. Summary WBV appears to be a safe non-pharmacological anabolic approach to increase bone mass in some pediatric populations; however, longer (> 6 months) and larger prospective studies are needed to elucidate the efficacy of WBV on bone health in young individuals.

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Section: Severe Motor Disabilitiessupporting

confidence: 73%

Does Whole-Body Vibration Treatment Make Children’s Bones Stronger?

Swolin-Eide

Magnusson

2020

Curr Osteoporos Rep

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“…Across all applications of WBV in the various research fields, the evidence concerning its effects on various functions has been inconsistent (e.g., see these reviews [6,8,10,[24][25][26][27][28][29]). Based on the inconclusive evidence within the different fields, no firm conclusions about the effects of WBV training machines can be drawn as of now.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In its original application, the short- and long-term effects on physical functioning within different scientific fields including medicine and movement sciences were examined [ 8 – 10 ]. More recently, WBV was also evaluated for its effects on, among others, blood pressure [ 11 ], body mass [ 12 , 13 ], pulmonary function [ 14 ], quality of life [ 15 ] and cognitive functioning [ 16 – 18 ].…”

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Towards reporting guidelines of research using whole-body vibration as training or treatment regimen in human subjects—A Delphi consensus study

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Background Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a method utilizing vibrating platforms to expose individuals to mechanical vibration. In its various applications, it has been linked to improved muscular, skeletal, metabolic, or cognitive functioning, quality of life, and physiological parameters such as blood pressure. Most evidence concerning WBV is inconclusive and meta-analytical reviews may not readily produce insights since the research has a risk of misunderstandings of vibration parameters and incomplete reporting occurs. This study aims at laying an empirical foundation for reporting guidelines for human WBV studies to improve the quality of reporting and the currently limited comparability between studies. Method The Delphi methodology is employed to exploit the integrated knowledge of WBV experts to distil the specific aspects of WBV methodology that should be included in such guidelines. Over three rounds of completing online questionnaires, the expert panel (round 1/2/3: 51/ 40/37 experts respectively from 17 countries with an average of 19.4 years of WBV research experience) rated candidate items.

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“…Another alternative strategy concerns wholebody vibration. By soliciting muscles through the stretching reflex and increasing inter and intramuscular coordination, 48 whole-body vibration might also find a place in the physiotherapy armamentarium aiming to improve leg muscle function and mobility of patients with cystic fibrosis. [49][50][51] However, we were not able to find any randomized controlled trials assessing the effects of the latter technique on muscle function and functional performance in cystic fibrosis.…”

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Effects of rehabilitation methods on lower-limb muscle function and functional performance in patients with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review

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Objective: To investigate the effects of rehabilitation methods on leg muscle function and functional performance in cystic fibrosis. Data sources: A literature search was conducted in PubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus and the Cochrane Library from inception to October 12, 2020. A secondary hand search through reference lists from identified articles was conducted. Review methods: Three authors independently checked the full-text copies for eligibility of relevant articles. Randomized controlled trials were included. Methodological quality was assessed using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale. The PRISMA guidelines were followed. Results suggestive of leg muscle function (e.g. strength, power, endurance, and fatigue) and functional performance were reported. Results: The search identified 8 studies (233 patients). The overall quality of these articles was good. Rehabilitation modalities investigated were physical exercises (aerobic, anaerobic and resistance training) ( n = 7) and neuromuscular electrical stimulation ( n = 1). Most studies ( n = 4) reported on the effects of combined aerobic and resistance training and showed improvement on leg strength when exercises were supervised. Aerobic training alone or the use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation also enhanced leg strength, whereas anaerobic training did not. Two studies evaluated leg fatigue and found no improvement compared to standard care. One study assessed the effect of exercises on functional performance and found no improvement when compared to standard care. No studies emphasized the impact of rehabilitation methods on leg muscle endurance or power. Conclusion: Combined aerobic and resistance training enhances leg muscle strength in cystic fibrosis. There is insufficient data on other leg muscle outcomes, nor on alternative rehabilitation strategies.

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Current evidence does not support whole body vibration in clinical practice in children and adolescents with disabilities: a systematic review of randomized controlled trial

Abstract: The low to very-low quality of evidence suggests caution in recommending the use of this approach. New studies could change the findings of this review. PROSPERO registration: CRD42017060704.

Cited by 18 publications

References 57 publications

Does Whole-Body Vibration Treatment Make Children’s Bones Stronger?

Does Whole-Body Vibration Treatment Make Children’s Bones Stronger?

Towards reporting guidelines of research using whole-body vibration as training or treatment regimen in human subjects—A Delphi consensus study

Effects of rehabilitation methods on lower-limb muscle function and functional performance in patients with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review

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