Effect of Resonant Frequency Vibration on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness and Resulting Stiffness as Measured by Shear-Wave Elastography

Garrett C. Jones, Jonathan D. Blotter, Cameron D. Smallwood, Dennis L. Eggett, Darryl J. Cochrane and J. Brent Feland
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Garrett C. Jones: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Campus of Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 4019, USA
Jonathan D. Blotter: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Campus of Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 4019, USA
Cameron D. Smallwood: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Campus of Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 4019, USA
Dennis L. Eggett: Department of Statistics, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 4019, USA
Darryl J. Cochrane: School of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition, College of Health, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
J. Brent Feland: Department of Exercise Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Campus of Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 4019, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-17

Abstract: This study utilized resonant frequency vibration to the upper body to determine changes in pain, stiffness and isometric strength of the biceps brachii after eccentric damage. Thirty-one participants without recent resistance training were randomized into three groups: a Control (C) group and two eccentric exercise groups (No vibration (NV) and Vibration (V)). After muscle damage, participants in the V group received upper body vibration (UBV) therapy for 5 min on days 1–4. All participants completed a visual analog scale (VAS), maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC), and shear wave elastography (SWE) of the bicep at baseline (pre-exercise), 24 h, 48 h, and 1-week post exercise. There was a significant difference between V and NV at 24 h for VAS ( p = 0.0051), at 24 h and 1-week for MVIC ( p = 0.0017 and p = 0.0016, respectively). There was a significant decrease in SWE for the V group from 24–48 h ( p = 0.0003), while there was no significant change in the NV group ( p = 0.9341). The use of UBV resonant vibration decreased MVIC decrement and reduced VAS pain ratings at 24 h post eccentric damage. SWE was strongly negatively correlated with MVIC and may function as a predictor of intrinsic muscle state in the time course of recovery of the biceps brachii.

Keywords: vibration; whole-body; skeletal muscle; shear-wave; elastography; eccentric; delayed onset muscle soreness; recovery; biceps (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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