Whole Body Vibration Improves Cognition in Healthy Young Adults

Regterschot, G. Ruben H.; Heuvelen, Marieke J. G. van; Zeinstra, Edzard B.; Fuermaier, Anselm B. M.; Tucha, Lara; Koerts, Janneke; Tucha, Oliver; Zee, Eddy A. van der

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100506

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“…WBV is known to stimulate muscle activity (Bosco et al, 1999;Burke and Schiller, 1976), and the current findings of the Balance beam with improved motor performance after WBV are therefore in full support of these observations. The improved attention in the object recognition task corroborates the found improvements in attention in humans (Fuermaier et al, 2014 a,b ; Regterschot et al, 2014, den Heijer et al, 2015.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…It is assumed that WBV induces sensory stimulation in cortical brain regions through the activation of skin and muscle receptors responding to the vibration. A series of studies in humans showed that two minutes of WBV applied via a chair mounted on a platform improved attention/cognitive interference in healthy (young) adults and adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (Fuermaier et al, 2014a;Regterschot et al, 2014). Moreover, it was found that repeated WBV treatment (three times three minutes) improved cognitive interference in healthy children (den Heijer et al, 2015).…”

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Whole Body Vibration Improves Attention and Motor Performance in Mice Depending on the Duration of the Whole-Body Vibration Session

Keijser

Heuvelen

Nyakas³

et al. 2017

Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med

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Background: Whole body vibration (WBV) is a form of physical stimulation via mechanical vibrations transmitted to a subject. It is assumed that WBV induces sensory stimulation in cortical brain regions through the activation of skin and muscle receptors responding to the vibration. The effects of WBV on muscle strength are well described. However, little is known about the impact of WBV on the brain. Recently, it was shown in humans that WBV improves attention in an acute WBV protocol. Preclinical research is needed to unravel the underlying brain mechanism. As a first step, we examined whether chronic WBV improves attention in mice. Material and Methods: A custom made vibrating platform for mice with low intensity vibrations was used. Male CD1 mice (3 months of age) received five weeks WBV (30 Hz; 1.9 G), five days a week with sessions of five (n=12) or 30 (n=10) minutes. Control mice (pseudo-WBV; n=12 and 10 for the five and 30 minute sessions, respectively) were treated in a similar way, but did not receive the actual vibration. Object recognition tasks were used as an attention test (novel and spatial object recognition -the primary outcome measure). A Balance beam was used for motor performance, serving as a secondary outcome measure. Results: WBV sessions of five (but not WBV sessions of 30 minutes) improved balance beam performance (mice gained 28% in time needed to cross the beam) and novel object recognition (mice paid significantly more attention to the novel object) as compared to pseudo WBV, but no change was found for spatial object performance (mice did not notice the relocation). Although 30 minutes WBV sessions were not beneficial, it did not impair either attention or motor performance. Conclusion: These results show that brief sessions of WBV improve, next to motor performance, attention for object recognition, but not spatial cues of the objects. The selective improvement of attention in mice opens the avenue to unravel the underlying brain mechanisms.

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confidence: 84%

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confidence: 99%

Whole Body Vibration Improves Attention and Motor Performance in Mice Depending on the Duration of the Whole-Body Vibration Session

Keijser

Heuvelen

Nyakas³

et al. 2017

Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med

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“…This kind of exercise improves the strength of the muscle [35, 56, 78, 79], bone density [35, 65], cardiovascular parameters [63, 64], body balance [28], flexibility [46, 52, 54, 55, 79–86], and cognition [42, 43] and is a promising treatment method for patients with acute unstable inversion ankle sprains [87]. Some of these improvements might be useful to patients with metabolic syndrome.…”

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Whole Body Vibration Exercises and the Improvement of the Flexibility in Patient with Metabolic Syndrome

Sá-Caputo

Ronikeili-Costa

Carvalho-Lima

et al. 2014

Rehabilitation Research and Practice

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Vibrations produced in oscillating/vibratory platform generate whole body vibration (WBV) exercises, which are important in sports, as well as in treating diseases, promoting rehabilitation, and improving the quality of life. WBV exercises relevantly increase the muscle strength, muscle power, and the bone mineral density, as well as improving the postural control, the balance, and the gait. An important number of publications are found in the PubMed database with the keyword “flexibility” and eight of the analyzed papers involving WBV and flexibility reached a level of evidence II. The biggest distance between the third finger of the hand to the floor (DBTFF) of a patient with metabolic syndrome (MS) was found before the first session and was considered to be 100%. The percentages to the other measurements in the different sessions were determined to be related to the 100%. It is possible to see an immediate improvement after each session with a decrease of the %DBTFF. As the presence of MS is associated with poorer physical performance, a simple and safe protocol using WBV exercises promoted an improvement of the flexibility in a patient with MS.

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“…Multiple studies reported increased muscle strength, mobility, balance and lower blood pressure after WBV [9][10][11][12]. Moreover, WBV was found to improve attention and inhibition, both acute (in schoolchildren, young adults (with ADHD)) as well as after 5 weeks (in older adults) [13][14][15][16]. Based on these findings it is thought that both TMSim and WBV will lead to a diffuse activation of different brain areas, but that the combination of TMSim + WBV will elicit the strongest effects [17].…”

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Passive exercise in a multisensory environment in order to manage adverse effects in physically inactive patients with dementia: a randomized controlled trial

Heesterbeek

Zee

Fuermaier

et al. 2019

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Background Since pharmacological treatments to manage dementia remain controversial, development of non-pharmacological alternatives to limit adverse effects of dementia is urgently needed. Passive exercise in a multisensory environment (Therapeutic Motion Simulation (TMSim, Whole Body Vibration (WBV) and a combination (TMSim + WBV)) is proposed to be such a non-pharmacological alternative. This study primarily aimed to investigate the effects of these different forms of passive exercise on Quality of Life (QoL) and Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) of inactive institutionalized patients with dementia. The secondary aim was to assess the effects on cognitive and physical function. Methods In this randomized controlled trial 120 inactive institutionalized persons with dementia (age 85.3 ± 6.8 years, 64.5% female, 59.2% walking aid/wheelchair users, mini mental state examination 12.9 ± 6.6) were assigned to TMSim, WBV, TMSim + WBV or a control group (regular care) The passive exercise groups followed a six-week intervention program consisting of four 4–12 minute sessions a week. QoL, ADLs (proxy-report questionnaires), cognitive and physical function (performance based tests) were measured at baseline, after 6 weeks of intervention, and 2 weeks after the intervention had ended. Results Outcome measures did not differ between groups at baseline. No consistent effects of passive exercise on QoL, ADLs, cognitive and physical function were observed after six weeks of intervention or during follow-up. Conclusion In the current setting passive exercise did not affect any of the outcomes measures. This may be due to the short intervention period, limited sensitivity to change of the assessment instruments in this specific vulnerable population or short lasting effects of the interventions. Future research into passive exercise should consider measuring acute and short term effects as well as longer intervention periods looking into alternative outcome measures (e.g. seated balance and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia).

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Whole Body Vibration Improves Cognition in Healthy Young Adults

Cited by 64 publications

References 21 publications

Whole Body Vibration Improves Attention and Motor Performance in Mice Depending on the Duration of the Whole-Body Vibration Session

Whole Body Vibration Improves Attention and Motor Performance in Mice Depending on the Duration of the Whole-Body Vibration Session

Whole Body Vibration Exercises and the Improvement of the Flexibility in Patient with Metabolic Syndrome

Passive exercise in a multisensory environment in order to manage adverse effects in physically inactive patients with dementia: a randomized controlled trial

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