Vol. 19 No. 1 (2020)
Original Articles

Musculoskeletal and cognitive effects of stochastic resonance whole body vibration: A randomized controlled trial

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  • Yannik Faes,
  • Cornelia Rolli Salathé,
  • Céline Cébe,
  • Andreas Szukics,
  • Achim Elfering
Yannik Faes
Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland.
Cornelia Rolli Salathé
Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland.
Céline Cébe
Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland
Andreas Szukics
Department of Work and Organizatonal Psychology, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland.
Achim Elfering
Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12957/bjhbs.2020.53528

Published 2020-07-03

Keywords

  • Stochastic resonance whole body vibration (SRWBV),
  • Musculoskeletal effects,
  • Cognitive effects,
  • Inhibitory control,
  • Randomized controlled trial

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Yannik Faes, Cornelia Rolli Salathé, Céline Cébe, Andreas Szukics, Achim Elfering. Musculoskeletal and cognitive effects of stochastic resonance whole body vibration: A randomized controlled trial. BJHBS [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 3 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];19(1):20-3. Available from: https://bjhbs.hupe.uerj.br/bjhbs/article/view/103

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Abstract

Introduction: We investigated the acute musculoskeletal and cognitive effects of stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-WBV). To our knowledge, no study looked at the effects of SR-WBV on inhibitory control so far. Materials and Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, participants were randomly allocated into a verum (6 Hz, SR-WBV) or sham (2 Hz, SR-WBV) condition. Inhibitory control was measured with the Stroop Test before and after the exercise. Also, muscle stiffness, muscle relaxation, sense of balance and surefootedness were assessed in a questionnaire before and after the exercise. Results: Inhibitory control increased significantly after verum SR-WBV (t = 2.949, P = 0.018), but not after sham SR-WBV (t = 1.165, P = 0.252). Muscle stiffness decreased significantly after verum (t = 5.273, P < 0.000), but not after sham SR-WBV (t = 1.533, P = 0.135). Also, muscle relaxation increased significantly after verum (t = -2.879, P = 0.007), but not after sham SR-WBV (t = -1.650, P = 0.108). Sense of balance increased significantly after verum (t = -2.061, P = 0.047), but not after sham SR-WBV (t = 0.347, P = 0.730). No significant effect was found in surefootedness, whether after verum (t = -0.966, P = 0.341) nor after sham SR-WBV (t = 0.849, P = 0.402). Conclusions: SR-WBV seems to be an appropriate method to improve not only physiological measurements but newly also cognition, i.e. inhibitory control. In this study we could show that SR-WBV exercise reduces interference and increases inhibitory control in a young and healthy sample.

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