Effects of whole body vibration training on balance and motor function in stroke patients with hemiplegia:a Meta-analysis
Objective To systematically evaluate the effects of whole body vibration training on balance and motor function in stroke patients with hemiplegia.Methods The Cochrane Library,PubMed,EMbase,Web of Science,CNKI,Wanfang Data,VIP,and Chinese biomedical literature database electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials(RCTS)on the application of whole body vibration training in stroke patients with hemiplegic disease.The retrieval time was from March 25,2023.Two researchers independently screened literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria,evaluated the bias risk of included studies,and extrac-ted data from them.RevMan 5.4 software was used for meta-analysis.Results A total of 17 literatures were included,involving 867 stroke patients with hemiplegia.The results of meta-analysis showed that BBS score(MD = 5.93,95%CI 2.98~8.88,P<0.0001),upper limb of Fugl-Meyer rating scale(MD =8.55,95%CI 5.17~11.92,P<0.00001),Fugl-Meyer rating scale lower extremity(MD = 4.72,95%CI 2.51~6.94,P<0.0001),improved Bathel index(MD = 12.04,95%CI 6.32~17.77,P<0.0001),MAS(MD =0.4,95%CI 0.49~0.30,P<0.00001),score were significantly better than the control group.Bathel index(MD =9.31,95%CI-2.21~20.83,P =0.11)had no significant difference between the two groups.Conclusion Current evi-dence suggested that whole-body vibration training can improve balance and motor function and reduce muscle tone in stroke patients with hemiplegia.
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