Influence on Balance After Walking with Whole-Body-Vibration and Gluteus Medius and Anterior Tibialis EMG: a Pilot Study

EasyChair Preprint 9808

Abstract

Studies indicate that whole body vibration (WBV) has an influence on muscle, causing a tonic stretch reflex. Studies evaluated the effects of WBV on the balance of healthy adults, but none of them used an intervention with a walk on the vibration platform. The aim of this study was to compare the balance, measured by means of a freeman disc with accelerom-eter, and the electromyographic activity (EMG) of the muscles gluteus medius and anterior tibialis before and after WBV. The pilot test was applied in only 1 volunteer, where 3 days of collection were performed within 1 week. The results suggest an increase in disc oscillation after WBV and EMG of muscles decreased after the intervention on the first day and an in-crease on the second and third day of collection. The result shows that whole-body vibration can influence the balance and electromyographic activity of the gluteus medius and anterior tibialis of a healthy adult, however, a longer-lasting protocol and more volunteers are needed to clarify its real effect.

Keyphrases: Whole-body vibration, balance, vibration platform

@booklet{EasyChair:9808,
  author    = {Letícia Araújo Rios and Luan Almeida Moura and André Roberto Fernandes da Silva and Yasmim Fernandes Moniz and Sílvia Regina Matos da Silva Boschi and Silvia Cristina Martini and Terigi Augusto Scardovelli and Alessandro Pereira da Silva},
  title     = {Influence on Balance After Walking with Whole-Body-Vibration and Gluteus Medius and Anterior Tibialis EMG: a Pilot Study},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 9808},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2023}}