Faes, Yannik; Maguire, Clare; Notari, Michele; Elfering, Achim (2018). Stochastic Resonance Training Improves Balance and Musculoskeletal Well-Being in Office Workers: A Controlled Preventive Intervention Study. Rehabilitation research and practice, 2018, p. 5070536. Hindawi 10.1155/2018/5070536
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Sixty-two office workers in a Swiss federal department were randomly assigned to a training and a control group. While the training group was instructed to complete 3 stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-WBV) exercises every week for 4 weeks, the control group received no treatment. During this time all participants answered a daily questionnaire concerning their surefootedness, sense of balance, musculoskeletal well-being, and muscle relaxation. Before and after the 4-week SR-WBV intervention, balance was tested with a single-leg stance on a foam mat of the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) using a SwayStar™-System measuring Total Angle Area (TotAngArea) and Total Velocity Area (TotVelArea). Multilevel results highlighted a significant increase over time for surefootedness and sense of balance (t = 2.491, p = .016), as well as for musculoskeletal well-being and muscle relaxation (t = 2.538, p = .014) in the training group but not in the control group. Balance tests showed improvement of balance in the training group (TotAngArea: Z = 2.550, p = .011; TotVelArea: Z = 3.334, p = .001) but not in the control group. SR-WBV exercise indicated a high compliance during this study (3.87±0.45 trainings per week) underlining its benefits for the working context. Especially office workers who spend most of their time in sitting position could profit from SR-WBV exercise to improve balance and reduce the risk of falls.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Faes, Yannik, Elfering, Achim |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
ISSN: |
2090-2867 |
Publisher: |
Hindawi |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Christine Soltermann |
Date Deposited: |
16 May 2019 08:46 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:31 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1155/2018/5070536 |
PubMed ID: |
30302291 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-WBV), balance, musculoskeletal well-being, worksite intervention |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.126643 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/126643 |
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