Acute effects of whole‐body vibration at 3, 6, and 9 hz on balance and gait in patients with Parkinson's disease

Movement DisordersVolume 26, Issue 5 p. 920-921 Letter To The Editor Acute effects of whole-body vibration at 3, 6, and 9 hz on balance and gait in patients with Parkinson's disease† Marcelo Chouza PhD, Marcelo Chouza PhD Neuroscience and Motor Control Group (NEUROcom), Department of Physical Therapy, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorPablo Arias PhD, Pablo Arias PhD Neuroscience and Motor Control Group (NEUROcom), Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorSusana Viñas PhD, Susana Viñas PhD Neuroscience and Motor Control Group (NEUROcom), Department of Physical Therapy, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorJavier Cudeiro MD, PhD, Corresponding Author Javier Cudeiro MD, PhD Neuroscience and Motor Control Group (NEUROcom), Department of Medicine, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainNeuroscience and Motor Control Group (NEUROcom), Department of Medicine, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainSearch for more papers by this author Marcelo Chouza PhD, Marcelo Chouza PhD Neuroscience and Motor Control Group (NEUROcom), Department of Physical Therapy, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorPablo Arias PhD, Pablo Arias PhD Neuroscience and Motor Control Group (NEUROcom), Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorSusana Viñas PhD, Susana Viñas PhD Neuroscience and Motor Control Group (NEUROcom), Department of Physical Therapy, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorJavier Cudeiro MD, PhD, Corresponding Author Javier Cudeiro MD, PhD Neuroscience and Motor Control Group (NEUROcom), Department of Medicine, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainNeuroscience and Motor Control Group (NEUROcom), Department of Medicine, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainSearch for more papers by this author First published: 21 March 2011 https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.23582Citations: 20 † Relevant conflict of interest/financial disclosures: Nothing to report. Full financial disclosures and author roles may be found in the online version of this article. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Supporting Information Filename Description MDS_23582_sm_authorroles.doc25 KB Author Roles and Disclosures Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. References 1 Charcot JM. La médicine vibratoire: application des vibrations rapides et continues au traitement de quelques maladies du système nerveux. Prog Méd. 1892; 16: 149–151. 2 Turbanski S, Haas CT, Schmidtbleicher D, et al. Effects of random whole-body vibration on postural control in Parkinson's disease. Res Sports Med. 2005; 13: 243–256. 3 Haas CT, Turbanski S, Kessler K, Schmidtbleicher D. The effects of random whole-body-vibration on motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease. NeuroRehabilitation. 2006; 21: 29–36. 4 Ebersbach G, Edler D, Kaufhold O, Wissel J. Whole body vibration versus conventional physiotherapy to improve balance and gait in Parkinson's disease. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008; 89: 399–403. 5 Arias P, Chouza M, Vivas J, Cudeiro J. Effect of whole body vibration in Parkinson's disease: a controlled study. Mov Disord. 2009; 24: 891–898. 6 Goetz CG. Jean-Martin Charcot and his vibratory chair for Parkinson disease. Neurology. 2009; 73: 475–478. Citing Literature Volume26, Issue5April 2011Pages 920-921 ReferencesRelatedInformation