Power Plate Scientific Validation Neurological - SCI, MS, Fibromyalgia
Effect of whole-body vibration on lower-limb EMG activity in subjects with and without spinal cord injury (SCI)
Alizadeh-Meghrazi M et al. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Division of Physiatry, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada, Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network, Canada, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
The research question was whether WBV could evoke lower extremity electromyography (EMG) activity in able-bodied individuals and individuals with SCI, and which vibration parameters produced the largest magnitude of effect: Ten male subjects participated in the study, six able-bodied and four with chronic SCI
Results
Results
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WBV elicited lower extremity EMG activity, in able bodied and SCI subjects' resting muscles (majority of SCI subjects had motor complete injuries and an inability to voluntarily contract lower extremity muscles
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45 Hz vibration with an amplitude of 1.2 mm was the most reliable combination of WBV parameters to elicit EMG activity, in both AB and chronic SCI subjects
These findings suggest that WBV with appropriate parameters may constitute a promising intervention to treat musculoskeletal degradation after chronic SCI