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Stochastic Resonance Training Improves Balance and Musculoskeletal Well-Being in Office Workers: A Controlled Preventive Intervention Study
Author(s) -
Yannik Faes,
Clare Maguire,
Michele Notari,
Achim Elfering
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rehabilitation research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.239
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2090-2875
pISSN - 2090-2867
DOI - 10.1155/2018/5070536
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , balance (ability) , whole body vibration , sitting , balance training , context (archaeology) , balance test , physical medicine and rehabilitation , paleontology , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , vibration , biology
Sixty-two office workers in a Swiss federal department were randomly assigned to a training and a control group. While the training group was instructed to complete 3 stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-WBV) exercises every week for 4 weeks, the control group received no treatment. During this time all participants answered a daily questionnaire concerning their surefootedness, sense of balance, musculoskeletal well-being, and muscle relaxation. Before and after the 4-week SR-WBV intervention, balance was tested with a single-leg stance on a foam mat of the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) using a SwayStar™-System measuring Total Angle Area (TotAngArea) and Total Velocity Area (TotVelArea). Multilevel results highlighted a significant increase over time for surefootedness and sense of balance (t = 2.491, p = .016), as well as for musculoskeletal well-being and muscle relaxation (t = 2.538, p = .014) in the training group but not in the control group. Balance tests showed improvement of balance in the training group (TotAngArea: Z = 2.550, p = .011; TotVelArea: Z = 3.334, p = .001) but not in the control group. SR-WBV exercise indicated a high compliance during this study (3.87±0.45 trainings per week) underlining its benefits for the working context. Especially office workers who spend most of their time in sitting position could profit from SR-WBV exercise to improve balance and reduce the risk of falls.

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