The Impact of Whole Body Vibration Therapy on Spasticity and Disability of the Patients with Poststroke Hemiplegia.

Objective: To determine if whole body vibration therapy (WBV) effectively improves functional outcome in patients with poststroke hemiplegia.

Materials And Methods: In this single-blind RCT, WBV group ( = 10) had 40 hz frequency/4 mm amplitude vibration during 5 minutes/session, 3 days a week, for a duration of 4 weeks. The control group ( = 11) had no vibration therapy for the same duration while standing on the same platform.

Effects of whole body vibration therapy in pain, function and depression of the patients with fibromyalgia.

Aim: Aim of the study is to search the effects of whole body vibration (WBV) in fibromyalgia patients.

Materials And Methods: In this single blind study 20 fibromyalgia patients were diagnosed according to 2010 American College of Rheumatology criteria whom participated in the study with the mean age of 57 ± 7 (years). Participants were randomized into 2 equal groups.