Category: Multiple Sclerosis
  • J Neurol Sci. 2016 Oct 15;369:96-101. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.08.013. Epub 2016 Aug 5

     Vibration training improves disability status in multiple sclerosis: A pretest-posttest pilot study.

    Yang F1, Estrada EF2, Sanchez MC2.

    Abstract
    The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an 8-week vibration training program on changing the disability level in people >

  • UTEP News Service – Originally published April 3, 2015 – By Laura L. Acosta

    The first time 68-year-old Carmen Sandoval climbed on the whole-body vibration machine in The University of Texas at El Paso’s Stanley E. Fulton Biomechanics and Motor Behavior Laboratory, she wasn’t sure how standing on the machine while it oscillated >

  • Positive effects of Galileo side-alternating vibration on MS

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex, progressive inflammatory, degenerative, and autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that causes a wide range of signs and symptoms.  The most common signs and symptoms of MS are sensory changes, fatigue, balance disturbances, >

  • Asian J Sports Med. 2012 Dec. 3 (4):279-84.

    Resistance training and vibration improve muscle strength and functional capacity in female patients with multiple sclerosis.

    Eftekhari E, Mostahfezian M, Etemadifar M, Zafari A.

    Source:  Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

    Abstract

    PURPOSE:  The purpose of this study was >

  • Effects of vibrotherapy on postural control, functionality and fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients

    Neurologia. 2011 Jun 22. Department of de Fisioterapia, Terapia Ocupacional, Rehabilitación y Medicina Física, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, España

    Introduction:  Postural and balance disorders, functionality impairment and fatigue, are the most >

  • Is 8 weeks of side-alternating WBV a safe & acceptable modality to improve functional performance in Multiple Sclerosis patients

    Disabil Rehabil. 2011 Oct 12. School of Sport and Exercise, Massey University , Palmerston North , New Zealand.

    Purpose:  To examine whether an 8-week period of side-alternating whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise is an >