Acute and Cumulative Effects With Whole-Body Vibration Exercises Using 2 Biomechanical Conditions on the Flexibility and Rating of Perceived Exertion in Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial Pilot Study

P C Paiva; C A Figueiredo; A Reis-Silva; A Francisca-Santos; L L Paineiras-Domingos; E Martins-Anjos; M E S Melo-Oliveira; G M G Lourenço-Revelles; E Moreira-Marconi; E O Guedes-Aguiar; A A Brandão; M F T Neves; V L Xavier; D L Borges; A C R Lacerda; V A Mendonça; A Sonza; H Quinart; F C Boyer; R Taiar; A Sartorio; D J Cochrane; M Bernardo-Filho; D C Sá-Caputo

doi:10.1177/1559325819886495

Acute and Cumulative Effects With Whole-Body Vibration Exercises Using 2 Biomechanical Conditions on the Flexibility and Rating of Perceived Exertion in Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial Pilot Study

Dose Response. 2019 Nov 22;17(4):1559325819886495. doi: 10.1177/1559325819886495. eCollection 2019 Oct-Dec.

Authors

P C Paiva^{1

2}, C A Figueiredo^{1

2}, A Reis-Silva^{1

2}, A Francisca-Santos^{2

3}, L L Paineiras-Domingos^{2

3

4}, E Martins-Anjos², M E S Melo-Oliveira², G M G Lourenço-Revelles², E Moreira-Marconi^{2

5}, E O Guedes-Aguiar^{2

4

6}, A A Brandão^{4

7}, M F T Neves⁴, V L Xavier⁸, D L Borges⁹, A C R Lacerda¹⁰, V A Mendonça¹⁰, A Sonza¹¹, H Quinart¹², F C Boyer¹³, R Taiar¹⁴, A Sartorio¹⁵, D J Cochrane¹⁶, M Bernardo-Filho², D C Sá-Caputo^{2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Mestrado Profissional em Saúde, Medicina Laboratorial e Tecnologia Forense, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
² Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas, Departamento de Biofísica e Biometria, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes e Policlínica Piquet Carneiro, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³ Faculdade Bezerra de Araújo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴ Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁵ Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisiopatologia Clínica e Experimental, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁶ Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio de Grande do Norte, Brazil.
⁷ Departamento de Cardiologia do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁸ Departamento de Estatística, Instituto de Matemática e Estatística, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁹ Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís do Maranhão, MA, Brazil.
¹⁰ Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
¹¹ Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
¹² Institut de Formation en Masso-kinésithérapie, Reims, France.
¹³ Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Sebastopol Hospital, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France.
¹⁴ GRESPI, Université de Reims, Reims, France.
¹⁵ Division of Metabolic Diseases & Auxology, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-endocrinological Research, Milan and Verbania, Italy.
¹⁶ School of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of 6 weeks of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise on flexibility and the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) in metabolic syndrome (MetS) individuals using 2 biomechanical conditions (fixed frequency [FF] and variable frequency [VF]). Nineteen MetS individuals were randomly allocated in FF-WBV (n = 9, 7 women and 2 men) and VF-WBV (n = 10, 8 women and 2 men) groups. Anterior trunk flexion (ATF) and RPE were determined before and after each session. The acute cumulative exposure effects were analyzed. The FF-WBV group was exposed to 5 Hz on a side alternating vibrating platform (SAVP), exposed to 10 and 50 seconds with the SAVP turned off. The VF-WBV group individuals were intermittently exposed (1 minute WBV exercise/1 minute rest) to 5 to 16 Hz, increased by 1 Hz per session and the peak-to-peak displacement (PPD) were 2.5, 5.0, and 7.5 mm. Regarding to ATF, significant improvements (P < .05) were observed in the in the acute (VF group) and cumulative intervention (FF and VF-WBV groups). The RPE significantly (P < .05) improved only in VF-WBV (cumulative intervention). In conclusion, WBV exercise improved the flexibility and decreased the RPE in MetS individuals. These findings suggest that WBV exercise can be incorporated into physical activities for MetS individuals.

Keywords: flexibility; metabolic syndrome; rating of perceived exertion; whole-body vibration exercise.