Effects of a short-term whole body vibration intervention on physical fitness in elderly people.
Maturitas
; 74(3): 276-8, 2013 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-23312489
ABSTRACT
We aimed to clarify whether a short-term whole body vibration (WBV) training has a beneficial effect on physical fitness in elderly people. Forty-nine non-institutionalized elderly (75.0 ± 4.7 years) participated in the study. Twenty-four of them trained on a vibration platform for 11 weeks. Physical fitness included balance, lower- and upper-body strength and flexibility, agility, walking speed and endurance. In the WBV group most of the physical tests improved through the intervention (all P < 0.01) while in the control group only an increment was detected in lower-body strength (P < 0.05). In conclusion, a short-term WBV training is beneficial for physical fitness among elderly people.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vibração
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Aptidão Física
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Terapia por Exercício
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article