Effect of vibrational therapy on muscle tissue
Journal Title: Rehabilitacja Medyczna - Year 2018, Vol 22, Issue 3
Abstract
In an adult human, on average, muscles constitute about 40% of their body mass. They are the basic structural and functional elements of the musculoskeletal system based mainly on shrinkage of their fibres. This state, among others, ensures and induces motor reactions defined in a given situation, affects balance and muscle balance, the efficiency of neuromuscular connections, and also decides the efficiency of the motor system.<br/><br/>The aim of the work was to review literature regarding the impact of treatments using vibrational stimulus on human muscle tissue. Particular attention was paid to the observed improvement of its motor properties after the completion of t vibrational therapy application. An attempt was also made to present the widest possible use of vibrational procedures in various disease states related to the functionality of muscle tissue, which is why in the present overview, the included research was differentiated in terms of target groups and investigated muscles.<br/><br/>The analysis included domestic and foreign literature, in which the positive effect of vibrational treatments on the motor properties of adults was discussed. Studies were selected, the authors of which described the most important parameters of the vibrational stimulus used, such as: frequency, amplitude and duration of exposure. Research work from the last 15 years has been analysed (not including the historical part). However, as many as 70% of the studies referred to have been published in the last 5 years. Data from the following databases was analysed: Medline, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL trials register, ScienceDirect, PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Wiley Online Library. Key words used: muscles, force, vibration, WBV.<br/><br/>Numerous reports indicate the positive effect of vibrational therapy on human muscle tissue. These treatments, among others, prevent muscle atrophy, and in this way, improve or reproduce the lost motor skills of the investigated people. Treatments with the use of vibrations can be performed by the patients themselves without special supervision, the devices that trigger them are easy to use and do not require significant physical effort, which is an undoubted advantage for the elderly and ill patients as well as athletes during the restitution period. It seems wise that any future research regarding the possibility of use of using vibrations in various disease states, including covering the broadly understood pathology of the musculoskeletal system, should focus on the development of optimal parameters and conditions for the use of vibration treatments, associating them with selected disease entities, developing indications and contraindications for their use, as well as determine hypotheses of the effectiveness of undertaken activities and their scientific verification.<br/><br/>This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
Paweł Pogwizd, Alicja Pasterczyk-Szczurek, Monika Bigosińska
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