Improvement of Stance Control and Muscle Performance Induced by Focal Muscle Vibration in Young-Elderly Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Filippi, Guido Maria; Brunetti, O; Botti, Fabio Massimo; Panichi, Roberto; Roscini, Mauro; Camerota, Filippo; Cesari, Matteo; Pettorossi, Vito Enrico

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2009.08.139

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“…The assessors monitored the muscular contraction throughout the series of applications; this procedure too is the same as described and detailed in the other studies [9, 10]. Figure 1 shows a typical treatment setting.…”

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Focal Muscle Vibration and Physical Exercise in Postmastectomy Recovery: An Explorative Study

Celletti

Fara²,

Filippi

et al. 2017

BioMed Research International

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Background. Physical activity initiation and maintenance are particular challenges in the postmastectomy recovery and in particular Dragon Boat racing seems to be a useful sport activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of focal muscle vibration as a proprioceptive input to improve upper limb functioning in a group of “paddlers” patients. Methods. A group of paddlers has been evaluated before vibratory treatment (T0), immediately after therapy (T1), after one week (T2), and after one month (T3) with DASH questionnaire, Body Image Scale, McGill pain questionnaire, Constant Scale, and Short Form 36 questionnaire. Results. Fourteen patients showed a significant reduction in disability score (p = 0,001) using DASH scale, an improvement of upper limb function (p = 0,001) using the Constant scale, and a reduction of pain (p = 0,007) at the McGill pain questionnaire. The Mental Composite Score of the Short Form 36 questionnaire showed significant results (p = 0,04) while no significant results had been found regarding the physical mental score (p = 0,08). Conclusion. Focal muscle vibration may be a useful treatment in a postmastectomy recovery of upper limb functionality.

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Focal Muscle Vibration and Physical Exercise in Postmastectomy Recovery: An Explorative Study

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Fara²,

Filippi

et al. 2017

BioMed Research International

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“…In passing, persistent aftereffects of proprioceptive origin have been observed not only in motion perception but also in completely different experiments and in other muscle groups. For instance, prolonged vibration of limb muscles induces long-term cortical excitability change (Marconi et al, 2008), enhancement of leg muscle power, and improvement of body balance (Brunetti et al, 2006; Filippi et al, 2009). …”

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Neck Proprioception Shapes Body Orientation and Perception of Motion

Pettorossi

Schieppati

2014

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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This review article deals with some effects of neck muscle proprioception on human balance, gait trajectory, subjective straight-ahead (SSA), and self-motion perception. These effects are easily observed during neck muscle vibration, a strong stimulus for the spindle primary afferent fibers. We first remind the early findings on human balance, gait trajectory, SSA, induced by limb, and neck muscle vibration. Then, more recent findings on self-motion perception of vestibular origin are described. The use of a vestibular asymmetric yaw-rotation stimulus for emphasizing the proprioceptive modulation of motion perception from the neck is mentioned. In addition, an attempt has been made to conjointly discuss the effects of unilateral neck proprioception on motion perception, SSA, and walking trajectory. Neck vibration also induces persistent aftereffects on the SSA and on self-motion perception of vestibular origin. These perceptive effects depend on intensity, duration, side of the conditioning vibratory stimulation, and on muscle status. These effects can be maintained for hours when prolonged high-frequency vibration is superimposed on muscle contraction. Overall, this brief outline emphasizes the contribution of neck muscle inflow to the construction and fine-tuning of perception of body orientation and motion. Furthermore, it indicates that tonic neck-proprioceptive input may induce persistent influences on the subject’s mental representation of space. These plastic changes might adapt motion sensitiveness to lasting or permanent head positional or motor changes.

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“…A number of plasticity‐inducing protocols consisting of repetitive sensory stimulation are now available, including those involving repetitive fMV (r‐fMV) . In a double‐blind, randomized, controlled trial (RCT) in healthy subjects, rMV has been applied for 3 consecutive days and researchers demonstrated that r‐fMV elicits long‐term improvement of stance control and muscle performance …”

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Focal Muscle Vibration Improves Gait in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial

Camerota

Celletti

Suppa

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Movement Disord Clin Pract

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Background In Parkinson's disease (PD), gait disorders lead to increased risk of falls and patients' reduced participation and independence. Several observations suggest that a single session of focal muscle vibration (fMV) applied to trunk or lower limb muscles during gait may improve several gait variables in patients with PD. The possible long‐term beneficial effects of repetitive sessions of fMV (r‐fMV) on gait of patients with PD have been investigated. Methods A randomized, controlled trial study has been conducted in an outpatient rehabilitation department. Twenty patients with PD diagnosis have been randomized in two groups: “real” or “sham” r‐fMV application to quadriceps and paraspinal muscles in patients with PD. Gait was evaluated with objective gait analysis, and a number of variables, including velocity, step length, stride length, percentage of stance, double support duration, cadence, swing velocity, and step width, have been measured. Gait analysis was performed before and 24 hours and 1 and 3 weeks after r‐fMV. Results After real, but not sham, r‐fMV, patients with PD had significant gait improvement as a result of increased walking velocity and stride length. The r‐fMV‐induced beneficial after effects lasted at least 1 week after the end of stimulation. Conclusions Data emerging from our pilot randomized, controlled trial study suggest that r‐fMV may improve gait disorders in patients with PD. r‐fMV might be a feasible, safe approach for possibly improving gait disorders in patients with PD and might enhance the impact of specific rehabilitation programs in PD.

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Improvement of Stance Control and Muscle Performance Induced by Focal Muscle Vibration in Young-Elderly Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Cited by 46 publications

References 48 publications

Focal Muscle Vibration and Physical Exercise in Postmastectomy Recovery: An Explorative Study

Focal Muscle Vibration and Physical Exercise in Postmastectomy Recovery: An Explorative Study

Neck Proprioception Shapes Body Orientation and Perception of Motion

Focal Muscle Vibration Improves Gait in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial

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