Effects of vibration in bone tissue of postmenopausal women: a systematic review

• Autor(a) principal: Jung,Mychelle Fontoura
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Preis,Cássio, Neto,Luiz Bertassoni
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/53
• topic: vibration; osteoporosis; bone density; physical therapy modalities.

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> Conduct a systematic review about the body exposure to vibration training and the effects on bone tissue of postmenopausal women.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> The search for the material was made through research at the database: CAPES, LILACS, MEDLINE, PubMed and SciELO, in all languages, from 2000 to 2015. The descriptors used in combination were: whole body vibration, osteoporosis and vibrating platform. All the searches had their methodological quality assessed by the PEDro scale and only articles with a score above 70% were reviewed. The analysis consisted of 532 articles, but only 11 were eligible.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> The analyzed studies show divergent results of vibration effects on bone of postmenopausal women. However, it is observed that the most positive results are osteogenic resulting from exposure to low and medium frequencies, with rest periods between sets and training days.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> There is no scientific evidence to support the benefit of body vibration in increasing bone mass in post-menopausal women.</p>