Sustainable Engineering Asset Management Research Group, RISE - Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box: 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box: 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, RIMHS - Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box: 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Adjunct Faculty, Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal, Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2024 Aug;77:102888. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102888. Epub 2024 May 14.
Whole-body vibration (WBV) training has been employed alongside conventional exercise like resistance training to enhance skeletal muscle strength and performance. This systematic review examines the evidence regarding the effect of WBV on muscle activity, strength, and performance in healthy individuals. The Academic Search Ultimate, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, PubMed, ProQuest One Academic and SCOPUS databases were searched from 1990 to April 2023 to retrieve relevant studies. Methodological quality was assessed using the Modified Downs and Black checklist, while the level of evidence was evaluated through the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) tool. Even though the quality of the included studies was moderate to high, the level of evidence was very low owing to serious concerns with three or more GRADE domains (risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness, imprecision, and publication bias) for each outcome of interest across studies. The review suggests that in WBV training, using moderate to high vibration frequencies (25-40 Hz) and high magnitudes (3-6 mm) can enhance muscle activation and strength in pelvis and lower limb muscles. However, findings regarding WBV effect on muscle performance measures were inconsistent. Future research with robust methodology is necessary in this area to validate and support these findings.
全身振动（WBV）训练已与传统运动（如抗阻训练）结合使用，以增强骨骼肌力量和性能。本系统评价考察了 WBV 对健康个体肌肉活动、力量和性能的影响的证据。从 1990 年到 2023 年 4 月，使用 Academic Search Ultimate、CINAHL、Cochrane CENTRAL、PubMed、ProQuest One Academic 和 SCOPUS 数据库检索相关研究。使用改良的 Downs 和 Black 清单评估方法学质量，使用推荐评估、制定和评估（GRADE）工具评估证据水平。尽管纳入研究的质量为中等到高度，但由于对每个研究中感兴趣的结果存在三个或更多 GRADE 领域（偏倚风险、不一致性、间接性、不精确性和发表偏倚）的严重关注，证据水平非常低。该综述表明，在 WBV 训练中，使用中等到高的振动频率（25-40 Hz）和高幅度（3-6 毫米）可以增强骨盆和下肢肌肉的肌肉激活和力量。然而，关于 WBV 对肌肉性能测量的影响的发现并不一致。该领域需要具有稳健方法学的未来研究来验证和支持这些发现。
