TY - JOUR
T1 - The Influence of an Acute Bout of Whole Body Vibration on Human Postural Control Responses
AU - Wilson, Samuel J.
AU - Williams, Charles C.
AU - Gdovin, Jacob R.
AU - Eason, John D.
AU - Luginsland, Lauren A.
AU - Hill, Christopher M.
AU - Chander, Harish
AU - Wade, Chip
AU - Garner, John C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2018/9/3
Y1 - 2018/9/3
N2 - The use of vibrating platforms has become increasingly available, and popular at sports and rehabilitation institutes. Given the discrepancies in the literature regarding whole body vibration (WBV) and human reflexive responses, the purpose of this study was to examine the acute effects of WBV on postural response latencies, as well as associated electromyography measures of the lower extremities during balance perturbations. Reflexive responses during backward and forward balance perturbations were examined before, after, and 10 min after a bout of WBV. The findings suggest that following an acute bout of whole body vibration, muscle activity of the lower extremities is decreased during a reflexive response to an unexpected perturbation, and may be associated with faster reaction time.
AB - The use of vibrating platforms has become increasingly available, and popular at sports and rehabilitation institutes. Given the discrepancies in the literature regarding whole body vibration (WBV) and human reflexive responses, the purpose of this study was to examine the acute effects of WBV on postural response latencies, as well as associated electromyography measures of the lower extremities during balance perturbations. Reflexive responses during backward and forward balance perturbations were examined before, after, and 10 min after a bout of WBV. The findings suggest that following an acute bout of whole body vibration, muscle activity of the lower extremities is decreased during a reflexive response to an unexpected perturbation, and may be associated with faster reaction time.
KW - balance
KW - motor control
KW - postural control
KW - reflexes
KW - whole body vibration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85031933250&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00222895.2017.1383225
DO - 10.1080/00222895.2017.1383225
M3 - Article
C2 - 29058537
AN - SCOPUS:85031933250
SN - 0022-2895
VL - 50
SP - 590
EP - 597
JO - Journal of Motor Behavior
JF - Journal of Motor Behavior
IS - 5
ER -