Vibrotactile Feedback As a Tool to Improve Motor Learning and Sports Performance: a Systematic Review

Overview

Journal BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2017 Aug 2

PMID 28761708

Citations 10

Authors

Eric van Breda

Stijn Verwulgen

Wim Saeys

Katja Wuyts

Thomas Peeters

Steven Truijen

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Abstract

Background: Evidence concerning the use of vibrotactile feedback for acquiring and learning new motor skills is limited. Although various concepts and applications for tactile feedback have been proposed, little is known about the suitability of this feedback mechanism in sports training.

Aim: The goal of this systematic review was to gather knowledge on the efficacy of the use of vibrotactile feedback in improving sports performance skills.

Design: Systematic review.

Methods: Comprehensively searched databases were: PubMed, Cochrane and Web of Science. Studies investigating the effects of using vibrotactile feedback in sports training in healthy subjects were included in this review.

Results: No consensus was found regarding the positive effectiveness on performance using vibrotactile feedback in a sports context. No evidence was found that the addition of tactile feedback is effective for acquiring new motor skills. None of the studies show a significant learning effect.

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