Effectiveness of Focal Muscle Vibration in the Recovery of Neuromotor Hypofunction: A Systematic Review
Adequate physical recovery after trauma, injury, disease, a long period of hypomobility, or simply ageing is a difficult goal because rehabilitation protocols are long-lasting and often cannot ensure complete motor recovery. Therefore, the optimisation of rehabilitation procedures is an important ta...
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| description | Adequate physical recovery after trauma, injury, disease, a long period of hypomobility, or simply ageing is a difficult goal because rehabilitation protocols are long-lasting and often cannot ensure complete motor recovery. Therefore, the optimisation of rehabilitation procedures is an important target to be achieved. The possibility of restoring motor functions by acting on proprioceptive signals by unspecific repetitive muscle vibration, focally applied on single muscles (RFV), instead of only training muscle function, is a new perspective, as suggested by the effects on the motor performance evidenced by healthy persons. The focal muscle vibration consists of micro-stretching-shortening sequences applied to individual muscles. By repeating such stimulation, an immediate and persistent increase in motility can be attained. This review aims to show whether this proprioceptive stimulation is useful for optimising the rehabilitative process in the presence of poor motor function. Papers reporting RFV effects have evidenced that the motor deficits can be counteracted by focal vibration leading to an early and quick complete recovery. The RFV efficacy has been observed in various clinical conditions. The motor improvements were immediate and obtained without loading the joints. The review suggests that these protocols can be considered a powerful new advantage to enhance traditional rehabilitation and achieve a more complete motor recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0add871a1c3e4f509f39047b9c84f5ca2023-11-19T11:23:59ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology2411-51422023-07-018310310.3390/jfmk8030103Effectiveness of Focal Muscle Vibration in the Recovery of Neuromotor Hypofunction: A Systematic ReviewLuigi Fattorini0Angelo Rodio1Guido Maria Filippi2Vito Enrico Pettorossi3Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Sapienza Università di Roma, L.go A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Sciences, Society and Health, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Loc. Folcara, 03043 Cassino, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Human Physiology Section, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Piazzale Gambuli 1, 06129 Perugia, ItalyAdequate physical recovery after trauma, injury, disease, a long period of hypomobility, or simply ageing is a difficult goal because rehabilitation protocols are long-lasting and often cannot ensure complete motor recovery. Therefore, the optimisation of rehabilitation procedures is an important target to be achieved. The possibility of restoring motor functions by acting on proprioceptive signals by unspecific repetitive muscle vibration, focally applied on single muscles (RFV), instead of only training muscle function, is a new perspective, as suggested by the effects on the motor performance evidenced by healthy persons. The focal muscle vibration consists of micro-stretching-shortening sequences applied to individual muscles. By repeating such stimulation, an immediate and persistent increase in motility can be attained. This review aims to show whether this proprioceptive stimulation is useful for optimising the rehabilitative process in the presence of poor motor function. Papers reporting RFV effects have evidenced that the motor deficits can be counteracted by focal vibration leading to an early and quick complete recovery. The RFV efficacy has been observed in various clinical conditions. The motor improvements were immediate and obtained without loading the joints. The review suggests that these protocols can be considered a powerful new advantage to enhance traditional rehabilitation and achieve a more complete motor recovery.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/8/3/103muscle vibrationproprioceptionmuscle spindleproprioceptive trainingrehabilitationmotor function |
| spellingShingle | Luigi Fattorini Angelo Rodio Guido Maria Filippi Vito Enrico Pettorossi Effectiveness of Focal Muscle Vibration in the Recovery of Neuromotor Hypofunction: A Systematic Review Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology muscle vibration proprioception muscle spindle proprioceptive training rehabilitation motor function |
| title | Effectiveness of Focal Muscle Vibration in the Recovery of Neuromotor Hypofunction: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Effectiveness of Focal Muscle Vibration in the Recovery of Neuromotor Hypofunction: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of Focal Muscle Vibration in the Recovery of Neuromotor Hypofunction: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of Focal Muscle Vibration in the Recovery of Neuromotor Hypofunction: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Effectiveness of Focal Muscle Vibration in the Recovery of Neuromotor Hypofunction: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | effectiveness of focal muscle vibration in the recovery of neuromotor hypofunction a systematic review |
| topic | muscle vibration proprioception muscle spindle proprioceptive training rehabilitation motor function |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/8/3/103 |
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