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Journal Article
Review of Research Evidence on the Effectiveness of Whole Body Vibration on the Muscle Strength and Muscle Mass of Adults 55 Years Old and Older
2015
Overview
As part of the normal aging process, older adults experience a decline in muscle function due to an increase in fat mass and a decrease in muscle mass and strength, a condition known as sarcopenia. Emerging research evidence seems to suggest that whole body vibration (WBV) may attenuate the effects of sarcopenia by improving muscle mass, strength, and power through low amplitude, low frequency vibrations throughout the body. This research study evaluated the strength and quality of research evidence on the effectiveness of WBV on muscle mass and muscle strength of adults 55 years of age and older. By employing a search strategy with specified parameters, the authors were able to retrieve and review twelve articles meeting the inclusion criteria for the study. The articles were reviewed based on the 2011 ranking system of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Oxford (CEBM), the criteria of Jewel and the criteria and scoring system of the Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM). Results indicated that the research articles were primarily Level II and III studies with moderate to weak quality. Although current research evidence suggests the potential for significant improvements in muscle characteristics with WBV in older adults, the limited number of stronger, high quality research studies underscores the need for more robust research evidence. Keywords: whole body vibration, muscle strength and mass, research evidence
Publisher
The National Society of Allied Health
