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WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION
Volume 59, Issue 4, Pages 571-583Publisher
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-182699
Keywords
Muscle strength; jumping height; counter movement jump; isometric squat; electromyography
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- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Human Resource Development Group, New Delhi, India [141530/2K15/1, 09/112(0553)2K17]
- UGC-Junior Research Fellowship, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (UP), India
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BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a neuromuscular training method that has recently received popularity in health and fitness centers, as an additional or substitute method to conventional training and therapy, in order to improve muscle strength and power. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review is to critically observe the effect of WBV training on neuromuscular performance in view of its ability to enhance the muscles strength, power, and flexibility; and also to investigate the influence of the different vibration characteristics (viz., method of application of vibration, frequency, and amplitude) and exercise protocols on the effect of this training. METHOD: For this review24 studies or articles were examined, and based on exclusion and inclusion criteria, 5 studies were finally selected; and an attempt was made to uncover the factors influencing the improvement in neuromuscular performance as a result of WBV intervention. During the review, it was considered to include and discuss as many characteristics as possible, such as, knee extension, knee flexion, counter movement jump (CMJ), squat exercise, and jumping height (JH). RESULT: Whole-body vibration, along with additional exercise training, has a potential to induce substantial improvement in neuromuscular performance. CONCLUSION: Whole-body vibration can bring about improvement in muscles strength, power, and flexibility. The main factors associated with the improvement in muscles performance are range of amplitude and frequency, type of vibration and its method of application, training intensity, exercise protocol, and the characteristics of the participants.
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