Vibrostimulation in Bobsleigh

Will this work in stroke rehab?  What does your doctor have to say on vibration in general?
These other possibilities can be used by your doctor to analyze whether this will be useful in your stroke rehab.
1. Effects of whole-body vibration on muscle architecture, muscle strength, and balance in stroke: A randomized controlled trial
2. Vibrating Glove May Enhance Sense of Touch
3. No specific effect of whole-body vibration training in chronic stroke: a double-blind randomized controlled study.
4. Efficacy of whole body vibration exercise in older people: a systematic review
5. Quicker and easier rehabilitation following a stroke - vibration
6. Vibration and stroke rehab
I really don't give a crap, I believe it is necessary for extra sensation and balance.
Its why I got this for my fingers.

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And the cool bobsled one here;
http://www.lspa.eu/files/research/Journal_of_Sport_Science/zurnals_2011_2.4-12.pdf

Ugis Ciematnieks1, Nauris Keizans1,

Sandis Prusis2, Leonids Cupriks1

1Latvian Academy of Sport Education,

Brivibas str. 333, Riga, LV 1006, Latvia

Phone: +371 67543410, fax. +371 67543480

E-mail: smagatletika@lspa.lv

2Latvian Bobsleigh Federation,

Annas Sakses str. 19, Riga, LV 1014, Latvia

Phone: +371 7517373, fax. +371 7517374

E-mail: latbob@parks.lv

Abstract

Foreign literature contents studies about the general effects of

vibrostimulation on the human work capacity, so we had an interest in local

vibrostimulations application possibilities in the Olympic kind of sport -

bobsleigh. Aim of study was to determine how local vibrostimulation can be

used in bobsleigh and whether it is appropriate. As main methods we used

method of test exercise, vibrostimulation, pedagogical experiment and

method of questionnaire. Study took place in Ventspils Olympic Sports

Center, Latvian bobsleigh team training camp during the sample period

from 12th to 17th July. The study subjects was 26±2 years old, average

weight 99±3kg, their experience aim a high performance sports training

process an average of 6 years (including bobsleigh), n = 10. During all the

camp the athletes took the test exercises - bobsleigh push from standing

position and bobsleigh push from run. In addition we interviewed athletes'

group, which took procedures of vibrostimulation to determine the muscle

senses during and after vibration, as well as areas where the vibration should

not be applied. Processing the experimental results we found that in

bobsleigh push from standing position the mean results of experimental

group remained worse. In bobsleigh push from run results of both groups

deteriorated by 0.02sec (p> 0.05). Comparing the groups the difference was

not reliable at the beginning of the experiment, at the end of the experiment

(tt> te). Processing results of questionnaire found that the athletes feel very

unpleasant during and after vibrostimulation of calves muscle tendons (four

respondents), quadriceps and calves muscle vibrostimulation (three

respondents). Athletes mentioned the fact that just after vibrostimulation

seen quite a feeling of lightness in leg musculature.

 

VIBROSTIMULATION IN BOBSLEIGH’