Efficacy of Controlled Whole-Body Vibration Training on Improving Fall Risk Factors in Stroke Survivors: A Meta-analysis

So I guess this wasn't a high quality study, since they recommend more high quality studies.  Why do this particular study since this one from Jan. 2018 seems to have already come to the same conclusion. Did your mentors and senior researchers even know about this earlier study?  It is so fucking obvious that stroke has NO STRATEGY AND NO LEADERSHIP.  Your children and grandchildren are screwed if they have strokes unless YOU effect stroke leadership change.

Effect of whole-body vibration exercise in preventing falls and fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis Jan. 2018

 

Efficacy of Controlled Whole-Body Vibration Training on Improving Fall Risk Factors in Stroke Survivors: A Meta-analysis

Feng Yang PhD, Andrew J. Butler, PhD

First Published February 28, 2020 Review Article

https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968320907073

Article information

Abstract

Background.
Controlled whole-body vibration (CWBV) training has been applied to people with stroke. However, it remains inconclusive if CWBV reduces fall risk in this population.  
Objective.
To (1) assess the immediate and retention effects of CWBV training on fall risk factors in people at postacute and chronic stages of stroke and (2) examine if CWBV dosage is correlated with the effect size (ES) for 3 fall risk factors: body balance, functional mobility, and knee strength.  
Methods.
 Twelve randomized controlled trials were included. ES was calculated as the standardized mean difference, and meta-analyses were completed using a random-effects model.  
Results.
CWBV training may lead to improved balance and mobility immediately after training (ES = 0.27, P = .03 for balance; ES = 0.34, P = .02 for mobility) but not at the 3-month follow-up test (ES = 0.02, P = .89 for balance; ES = 0.70, P = .11 for mobility). CWBV affects knee strength capacity with mild ES (ES = 0.08 and 0.11, respectively, for immediate and retention effect; P ≥ .68 for both). Meta regression indicated that the immediate ES is strongly correlated with training dosage for balance (r = 0.649; P = .029) and mobility (r = 0.785; P = .036).  
Conclusions. CWBV training may benefit balance and mobility immediately, but the training effect may not persist among people with stroke. Additionally, the CWBV dosage correlates with the ES for body balance and mobility. More high-quality studies are needed to determine the retention effects of CWBV training.

Keywords systematic review, falls prevention, body balance, functional mobility, muscle strength, retention, dose-response

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