What is it about?
The purpose of this review is to examine how whole-body vibration can be used as a tool in therapy to help improve common physical weaknesses in balance, bone density, gait, spasticity, and strength experienced by individuals with cerebral palsy.
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Why is it important?
Cerebral palsy is the most common movement disorder in children, and whole-body vibration is quickly becoming a potential therapeutic tool with multiple advantages compared to traditional therapies for individuals with cerebral palsy and other movement disorders.
Perspectives
As the coach for the adapted athletics program at The University of Texas at Arlington, I have worked with multiple cerebral palsy athletes. Writing this manuscript allowed me to not only learn a great deal more about cerebral palsy and more efficient ways to train them, but also to help spread this information and help consolidate much of the known information about whole-body vibration and cerebral palsy.
Logan Ruhde
University of Texas at Arlington
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: An overview of the effects of whole-body vibration on individuals with cerebral palsy, Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, March 2022, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/prm-201508.
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