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Analysis of Muscle Activation related to Postural Stability according to Different Frequency of Whole Body Vibration during Quiet Standing  

Seo, Hye-Jung (Department of Physical Therapy, General Graduate School, Catholic University of Daegu)
Kim, Joong-Hwi (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Science, Catholic University of Daegu)
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The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy / v.25, no.5, 2013 , pp. 316-321 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The aimed of this study was to investigate muscle activation related to postural stability according to different frequency of whole body vibration during quiet standing, to identify the most effective training conditions that cause the highest neuromuscular responses, and to evaluate the difference of EMG activation according to the anatomical position of the muscle - proximal or distal from the vibration platform. Methods: Eighteen healthy subjects voluntarily participated in this single-group, repeated-measures study in which EMG data from upper trapezius, rectus abdominalis, external oblique abdominalis, elector spinae, gluteus maximus, rectus femoris, semitendinosus, and gastrocnemius were collected over different frequencies (0-5-10-15-20-25Hz) for each subject during quiet standing. Results: We observed a statistically significant difference in the mean values of %RVC of muscular activation according to different frequencies of whole body vibration during quiet standing in all muscles (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our results indicate that lower frequencies of vibration result in low muscular activation, and higher frequencies elicit high muscular activation. However, the most effective training condition that caused the highest activation was 20 Hz. In addition, the proximally located lower extremity muscles (GCM, RF, ST, GM) showed higher activation than the distally located trunk and neck muscles (ES, EO, RA, UT) together with increasing frequency.
Keywords
Whole body vibration; Frequency; Quiet standing; Muscles activation;
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