Effects of Three Weeks of Whole-Body Vibration Training on Joint-Position Sense, Balance, and Gait in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Author: Ko MS1, Sim YJ2, Kim DH3, Jeon HS4
Affiliation:
1Department of Physical Therapy, The Graduate School, Yonsei University; Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Welfare, Woosong University, Daejeon.
2Department of Physical Therapy, The Graduate School, Yonsei University; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wonju Medical Center, Wonju.
3HIP&MAL Laboratory, Department of Rehabilitation Science, Inje University, Gimhae, Republic of Korea.
4Department of Physical Therapy, The Graduate School, Yonsei University.
Conference/Journal: Physiother Can.
Date published: 2016
Other:
Volume ID: 68 , Issue ID: 2 , Pages: 99-105 , Word Count: 158
Purpose : To observe the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) training in conjunction with conventional physical therapy (PT) on joint-position sense (JPS), balance, and gait in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: In this randomized controlled study, 24 children with CP were randomly selected either to continue their conventional PT or to receive WBV in conjunction with their conventional PT programme. Exposure to the intervention was intermittent (3 min WBV, 3 min rest) for 20 minutes, twice weekly for 3 weeks. JPS, balance, and gait were evaluated before and after treatment. Results: Ankle JPS was improved after 3 weeks of WBV training (p=0.014). Participants in the WBV group showed greater improvements in speed (F1,21=5.221, p=0.035) and step width (F1,21=4.487, p=0.039) than participants in the conventional PT group. Conclusion: Three weeks of WBV training was effective in improving ankle JPS and gait variables in children with CP.
KEYWORDS: cerebral palsy; gait; postural balance; proprioception; whole-body vibration
PMID: 27909356 PMCID: PMC5125476 [Available on 2017-01-01] DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2014-77
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