EFFECTS OF THE VIBRATION PLATFORM ON THE NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE: LITERATURE REVIEW

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Luís Rodolfo Teixeira dos
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Carvalho, Gilberto Eusébio de, Costa, Davidson Ribeiro, Pessoa, Diego Rodrigues
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Atenção à Saúde
• Texto Completo: http://seer.uscs.edu.br/index.php/revista_ciencias_saude/article/view/4902
• topic: Parkinson’s disease; vibration platform; benefits; Doença de Parkinson; plataforma vibratória; benefícios

Introduction: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition that causes limitations and incapacities in its bearers. Objective: This study aimed to perform a literature review about the effects of the vibration platform on the musculoskeletal system of PD patients. Materials and methods: The study was based on the research of papers published in PubMed/MedLine, LiLacs and Scielo databases, between January 2011 and January 2017, combining descriptors “Parkinson’s disease”, “vibration platform”, and “benefits” with the Boolean descriptors in the mentioned sources. Twenty-three articles were found in this study; thereafter the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, and only eight of them were included. Results: It should be noted that most of the aforementioned studies have demonstrated positive responses (frequencies between 3 Hz to 35 Hz), in variables such as gait, proprioception, quality of life and postural stability. Conclusion: The scientific evidence does not yet fully clarify the main physiological mechanisms for proving the vibration platform effects on Parkinson’s disease.