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The Effects of Local Vibration on Balance, Power, and Self-Reported Pain After Exercise
Context:
Muscle fatigue and acute muscle soreness occur after exercise. Application of a local vibration intervention may reduce the consequences of fatigue and soreness.
Objective:
To examine the effects of a local vibration intervention after a bout of exercise on balance, power, and self-reported pain.
Design:
Single-blind crossover study.
Setting:
Laboratory.
Participants:
19 healthy, moderately active subjects.
Interventions:
After a 30-min bout of full-body exercise, subjects received either an active or a sham vibration intervention. The active vibration intervention was performed bilaterally over the muscle bellies of the triceps surae, quadriceps, hamstrings, and gluteals. At least 1 wk later, subjects repeated the bout, receiving the other vibration intervention.
Main Outcome Measures:
Static balance, dynamic balance, power, and self-reported pain were measured at baseline, after the vibration intervention, and 24 h postexercise.
Results:
After the bout of exercise, subjects had reduced static and dynamic balance and increased self-reported pain regardless of vibration intervention. There were no differences between outcome measures between the active and sham vibration conditions.
Conclusions:
The local vibration intervention did not affect balance, power, or self-reported pain.
