Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration training for chair rising performance on untrained elderly: A pilot study

• DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.02.011
• Publication Date: 2012-03-17T03:29:51Z
• Authors: Slavko Rogan; Roger Hilfiker; Stefan Schmid; Lorenz Radlinger
• Keywords: Whole body vibration

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.