《Galileo 儿童康复文献》脑瘫 Whole-body vibration trainingcompared with resistance training effect on spasticity, muscle strength andmotor performance in adults with cerebral palsy.pdfVIP

J Rehabil Med 2006; 38: 302 308 WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION TRAINING COMPARED WITH RESISTANCE TRAINING: EFFECT ON SPASTICITY, MUSCLE STRENGTH AND MOTOR PERFORMANCE IN ADULTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY 1 2 1 Lotta Ahlborg, PT, MSc , Christina Andersson, PT, PhD and Per Julin, MD, PhD From the 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Stockholm, Danderyd University Hospital, and 2Department of Neurotec, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect on explain the impaired walking ability characterized by flexion in spasticity, muscle strength and motor performance after 8 the knees and hips, is weakness of the quadriceps muscles (4). weeks of whole-body vibration training compared with resis- Strengthening of these muscles is therefore often a goal in the tance training in adults with cerebral palsy. treatment of adults with CP. In 2 studies, 10 weeks of Methods: Fourteen persons with spastic diplegia (21 41 progressive resistance training (RT) were found to increase years) were randomized to intervention with either whole- muscle strength in adults with CP (5, 6). Other studies on body vibration training (n /7) or resistance training (n /7). Pre- and post-training measures of spasticity using the children with CP also reported good effect on muscle strength modified Ashworth scale, muscle str