Key result
Adding whole-body vibration to a home exercise program in patients with post-polio syndrome was not superior to home exercise alone for improving muscle strength, but reduced fatigue.
Why the study?
The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of adding whole-body vibration exercises to a home exercise program on muscle strength, fatigue, quality of life, and laboratory parameters in patients with post-polio syndrome.
Does adding whole-body vibration exercises to a home exercise program improve muscle strength, fatigue, and quality of life in patients with post-polio syndrome?
RCT (n=14)
Randomized
Does adding whole-body vibration exercises to a home exercise program improve muscle strength, fatigue, and quality of life in patients with post-polio syndrome?
Adding whole-body vibration to a home exercise program in patients with post-polio syndrome does not provide superior improvements in muscle strength, though it may help reduce the impact of fatigue.
WBV may benefit PPS patients; hypothesis-generating and requires larger RCTs before practice change.
Objectives: This study aims to understand the effectiveness of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercises performed with home exercise program in patients with post-polio syndrome (PPS) in terms of muscle strength, fatigue, the quality of life, and laboratory parameters. Patients and methods: Between October 2015 and March 2016, a total of 14 patients (7 males, 7 females; mean age: 45.1±6.6 years; range, 34 to 57 years) who were diagnosed with PPS were included in the study. The patients were randomized into two groups: the first group received WBV, home exercise program and patient education while the second (control) group received home exercise program and patient education. The patients were evaluated by knee isometric and isokinetic peak torque, Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), serum creatine kinase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase at baseline and at the end of the treatment. Results: At the end of the treatment, the exercise program administered to the patients was found to be effective in increasing knee muscle strength in PPS patients (p<0.05). This difference was more apparent on the sequela side, isometric extension peak torque in the group with WBV. There was no significant change in the markers of muscle damage or NHP in both groups. Conclusion: Inclusion of WBV in home exercise program in PPS patients does not seem to be superior, except for reducing the effect of fatigue on the patient's life.
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Topaloğlu et al. (2022) conducted an RCT in Post-polio syndrome (n=14). Whole-body vibration (WBV) exercises vs. Home exercise program and patient education was evaluated on Knee muscle strength (knee isometric and isokinetic peak torque). Adding whole-body vibration to a home exercise program in patients with post-polio syndrome was not superior to home exercise alone for improving muscle strength, but reduced fatigue.
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