TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Effect of whole-body vibration training on selected intrinsic risk factors in women aged 60+ at fall risk: a randomized controlled trial
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Nawrat-Szołtysik, Agnieszka
A1  - Sieradzka, Marta
A1  - Nowacka-Chmielewska, Marta
A1  - Piejko, Laura
A1  - Duda, Julia
A1  - Brachman, Anna
A1  - Polak, Anna
SP  - e17066
EP  - e17066
VL  - 19
IS  - 24
N2  - The aim of the study was to determine whether Whole Body Vibration Training (WBVT) affects intrinsic risk factors for falls in women aged 60+ at fall risk. <br><br>DESIGN: Randomized controlled clinical trial. Blinding was applied to the persons in charge of evaluating the intervention's clinical results and statistical analysis. <br><br>METHODS: Forty-two women over 60 years old were randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG-12-week WBVT; n = 22) and a control group (CG-no additional physical activities; n = 20). Fear of falling was measured by the FES-I questionnaire, gait and dynamic balance using the Time-Up and Go test (TUG), aerobic endurance with the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), and the functional strength of the lower body muscles with the 30-s Chair Stand Test (30SCST) at baseline and post-intervention. Additionally assayed were participants' blood concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6). <br><br>RESULTS: The 12-week WBVT improves gait and balance (TUG, p = 0.009), exercise tolerance (6MWT, p = 0.001), and functional strength (30SCST; p = 0.027) but does not reduce the intensity of fear of falling (FES-I, p = 0.655) and the IL-6 serum concentration (p = 0.377). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: WBVT affects selected fall risk factors in women aged 60+ at fall risk.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417066
ID  - ref1
ER  -