Whole-body Vibration Training in Older People

Neuromuscular Training With Whole Body Vibration in Older People: A Randomized Multicentre Clinical Trial With Blinded to Evaluator

This is a randomized, multicentre, and parallel clinical trial with blinded to evaluator.

The principal hypothesis is that whole-body vibration training plus exercise improves the body balance and prevents falls more than only exercise training in institutionalized older people. The number needed of patients is 160 (80 per group).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Institutionalized older people who were 65 years and older
• The patient consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Residents who present an acute disease that not resolved during 10 days.
• Residents with a pacemaker (or serious cardiac alterations)
• Residents with epilepsy
• Residents with a high risk of thromboembolism
• Residents with a history of a hip or knee joint replacement
• Residents who not were musculoskeletal disorders and cognitive or physical dysfunction that interfering with test and training procedures.
• Residents that not accept to participate in the study.