PT Journal
AU Majernik, J
   Dziakova, M
TI Effects of Single Whole-Body Vibration Training Unit in Elderly and Child Patients with Neurological Disorders
SO Acta Mechanica Slovaca
PY 2018
BP 46
EP 53
VL 22
IS 1
DI 10.21496/ams.2018.008
DE human motion analysis; kinematics; whole-body vibration; rehabilitation; patients; neurological disorders.
AB The positive effects of whole-body vibration techniques have already been discussed in many scientific papers all around the world. In addition, the training units integrated into therapeutic and rehabilitation procedures have been considered as beneficial and powerful methods used to improve either mobility or physical status of human beings. Some of the benefits that were already published include enhanced muscular strength, physical power, bone density or blood circulation. However, there is still a lack of evidence proving the significant effects of whole-body vibration in patients, e.g. those with neurological disorders. Therefore, the main objective of our study was to investigate immediate, although short time effect of single whole-body vibration training unit on quality of patients' gait kinematics. Because of the nature of neurological disorders and their negative impacts on patients and families and society too, we decided to analyse this effect in two high risk groups of patients. The first one consisted of elderly patients and the second one of children, both suffering from certain type of neurological disorder. The analysis was based on comparison of individual changes in gait parameters obtained before and after application of whole-body vibration.
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