Effect of Whole-Body Vibration Training on Selected Intrinsic Risk Factors in Women Aged 60+ at Fall Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Overview

Journal Int J Environ Res Public Health

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Environmental Health
Public Health

Date 2022 Dec 23

PMID 36554961

Authors

Agnieszka Nawrat-Szoltysik

Marta Sieradzka

Marta Nowacka-Chmielewska

Laura Piejko

Julia Duda

Anna Brachman

Anna Polak

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Abstract

Design: Randomized controlled clinical trial. Blinding was applied to the persons in charge of evaluating the intervention's clinical results and statistical analysis.

Methods: Forty-two women over 60 years old were randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG-12-week WBVT; n = 22) and a control group (CG-no additional physical activities; n = 20). Fear of falling was measured by the FES-I questionnaire, gait and dynamic balance using the Time-Up and Go test (TUG), aerobic endurance with the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), and the functional strength of the lower body muscles with the 30-s Chair Stand Test (30SCST) at baseline and post-intervention. Additionally assayed were participants' blood concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6).

Results: The 12-week WBVT improves gait and balance (TUG, = 0.009), exercise tolerance (6MWT, = 0.001), and functional strength (30SCST; = 0.027) but does not reduce the intensity of fear of falling (FES-I, = 0.655) and the IL-6 serum concentration ( = 0.377).

Conclusions: WBVT affects selected fall risk factors in women aged 60+ at fall risk.

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