Effect of Whole-Body Vibration Training on Selected Intrinsic Risk Factors in Women Aged 60+ at Fall Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Agnieszka Nawrat-Szołtysik (), Marta Sieradzka, Marta Nowacka-Chmielewska, Laura Piejko, Julia Duda, Anna Brachman and Anna Polak
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Agnieszka Nawrat-Szołtysik: Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Marta Sieradzka: Doctoral School, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Marta Nowacka-Chmielewska: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Laura Piejko: Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Julia Duda: Doctoral School, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Anna Brachman: Institute of Sport Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Anna Polak: Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-15

Abstract: 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. Design: Randomized controlled clinical trial. Blinding was applied to the persons in charge of evaluating the intervention’s clinical results and statistical analysis. 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). 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). Conclusions: WBVT affects selected fall risk factors in women aged 60+ at fall risk.

Keywords: IL-6; TUG; 30SCST; 6MWT; WBVT; FES-I; body imbalance; risk of falling; geriatric rehabilitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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