Elfering, Achim; Schade, Volker; Stoecklin, Lukas; Baur, Simone; Burger, Christian; Radlinger, Lorenz (2014). Stochastic Resonance Whole-Body Vibration Improves Postural Control in Health Care Professionals: A Worksite Randomized Controlled Trial. Workplace Health & Safety, 62(5), pp. 187-196. SAGE 10.3928/21650799-20140422-04
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Slip, trip, and fall injuries are frequent among health care workers. Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration training was tested to improve postural control. Participants included 124 employees of a Swiss university hospital. The randomized controlled trial included an experimental group given 8 weeks of training and a control group with no intervention. In both groups, postural control was assessed as mediolateral sway on a force plate before and after the 8-week trial. Mediolateral sway was significantly decreased by stochastic resonance whole-body vibration training in the experimental group but not in the control group that received no training (p < .05). Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration training is an option in the primary prevention of balance-related injury at work.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Elfering, Achim |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
ISSN: |
2165-0799 |
Publisher: |
SAGE |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Diana Cristina Romano |
Date Deposited: |
25 Mar 2015 10:21 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3928/21650799-20140422-04 |
PubMed ID: |
24806038 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.65571 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/65571 |
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