Whole body vibration for older persons: an open randomized, multicentre, parallel, clinical trial
Open Access
- 22 December 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Geriatrics
- Vol. 11 (1) , 89
Abstract
Institutionalized older persons have a poor functional capacity. Including physical exercise in their routine activities decreases their frailty and improves their quality of life. Whole-body vibration (WBV) training is a type of exercise that seems beneficial in frail older persons to improve their functional mobility, but the evidence is inconclusive. This trial will compare the results of exercise with WBV and exercise without WBV in improving body balance, muscle performance and fall prevention in institutionalized older persons.Keywords
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