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Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration training for chair rising performance on untrained elderly: a pilot study
Slavko Rogan1, Roger Hilfiker, Stefan Schmid
1Bern University of Applied Science, Health, Murtenstrasse 10, 3008 Bern, Switzerland. slavko.rogan@bfh.ch
Abstract:
The present randomized controlled pilot study was conducted to determine the feasibility of the study protocol and the effects of four-week-long sessions involving stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-WBV) training on chair rising in elderly individuals. Twenty elderly participants were divided into a SR-WBV group or a sham group. Peak force, rate of force development, rising time, time to stabilization and total time during chair rising performance were investigated. Intraclass correlation coefficients, Mann-Whitney U-tests and Wilcoxon signed-ranked tests were used. Low volume SR-WBV over 12 training sessions might provide a safe treatment method.
