Reporting whole-body vibration intervention studies: recommendations of the International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions

F Rauch; H Sievanen; S Boonen; M Cardinale; H Degens; D Felsenberg; J Roth; E Schoenau; S Verschueren; J Rittweger; International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions

Reporting whole-body vibration intervention studies: recommendations of the International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions

J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2010 Sep;10(3):193-8.

Authors

F Rauch¹, H Sievanen, S Boonen, M Cardinale, H Degens, D Felsenberg, J Roth, E Schoenau, S Verschueren, J Rittweger; International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions

Affiliation

¹ Shriners Hospital for Children and Research Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, Canada. frauch@shriners.mcgill.ca

PMID: 20811143

Abstract

Whole-body vibration (WBV) is receiving increasing interest as a therapeutic modality to improve neuromuscular performance or to increase bone mass or density. In order to help improve the quality of reports about WBV treatment studies, the International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions (ISMNI) invited experts in the field to provide suggestions on how the intervention should be described in such reports. The recommendations are presented here.

Publication types

Practice Guideline
Review

MeSH terms

Cell Communication / physiology*
Clinical Protocols
Clinical Trials as Topic / methods
Clinical Trials as Topic / standards
Equipment and Supplies / standards
Humans
Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
Musculoskeletal Diseases / pathology*
Musculoskeletal Diseases / physiopathology
Musculoskeletal Diseases / therapy*
Neurons / pathology
Neurons / physiology*
Physical Therapy Modalities / trends*
Vibration / therapeutic use*