Effects of whole-body vibration on muscle strength, bone mineral content and density, and balance and body composition of children and adolescents with Down syndrome: a systematic review.


Author: Saquetto MB1,2, Pereira FF3, Queiroz RS3,4, da Silva CM5,3, Conceição CS5,3, Gomes Neto M5,3,6

Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>Departamento de Fisioterapia, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n - Vale do Canela, Salvador, BA, 40110-100, Brazil. msaquetto@ufba.br.

<sup>2</sup>Grupo de Pesquisa em Fisioterapia - UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brazil. msaquetto@ufba.br.

<sup>3</sup>Grupo de Pesquisa em Fisioterapia - UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

<sup>4</sup>Departamento de Saúde I, Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia - UESB, Jequié, BA, Brazil.

<sup>5</sup>Departamento de Fisioterapia, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Av. Reitor Miguel Calmon s/n - Vale do Canela, Salvador, BA, 40110-100, Brazil.

<sup>6</sup>Programa de Pós Graduação em Medicina e Saúde - UFBA, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Conference/Journal: Osteoporos Int.
Date published: 2018 Jan 12
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  Special Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00198-017-4360-1. [Epub ahead of print]   ,  Word Count: 204  
    The aim of this study is to verify the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) training on the muscle strength of children and adolescents with Down syndrome. We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane, SciELO, Lilacs and PUBMED databases and included manual searches to identify randomised controlled trials to investigate the effects of WBV on the structure and body function of children and adolescents with Down syndrome. Two reviewers independently selected the studies and performed statistical analysis. In total, five studies with 171 patients that compared WBV with exercise and/or control were included. Two studies demonstrated a significant difference between the muscle strength of children and adolescents with Down syndrome who received WBV training and that of those who did not receive the intervention. The studies included in this systematic review showed that WBV training has positive effects on bone mineral density (BMD), body composition and balance. Results of this study showed that WBV training improves muscle strength, BMD, body composition and balance of children and adolescents with Down syndrome, and a more in-depth analysis of its effects on other variables in this population is required, as well as of parameters to be used.



KEYWORDS: Adolescents; Children; Down syndrome; Rehabilitation; Whole-body vibration



PMID: 29330572  DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4360-1