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 (n=10) had 40 hz frequency/4 mm amplitude vibration during 5 minutes/session, 3 days a week, for a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alev Alp, Bilge Efe, Mihriban Korukluoğlu, Adnan Bilgiç, Sevda Demir Türe, Şeyma Coşkun, Merve Karabulut, Uğur Ertem, Selim Mahmut Günay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8637573