Acute Neuromuscular Responses to Whole-Body Vibration of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Individuals: A Randomized Pilot Study

Background: Glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is one of the most important causes of morbidity in lupus individuals. Whole body vibration exercises (WBVE) may be a safe alternative to prevent and amend muscular and bone damage, and decrease muscle related risk factors for falls. It is possible to evaluate neuromuscular responses to the WBVE through surface electromyography (sEMG). Objective: To analyze and compare the acute responses of the WBVE on sEMG of lower limbs of female systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) individuals with chronic glucocorticoid use with and without bone impairments and non-lupus controls. Methods: All patients (non-lupus and with SLE) had a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan (body composition, bone composition right hip, lumbar segment and whole body). After DXA, they were divided into three groups: SLE with osteopenia (OPIA) (SLE OPIA), SLE without OP or OPIA (SLE) and non-lupus individuals as control (CG). Twenty-seven women were submitted to WBVE, on different frequencies with the same amplitude. The experiment was performed over two days, 48 h apart. The individuals stood at a half squat position on a vertical vibrating platform at different frequencies with the same amplitude on both days. Vastus lateralis (VL), gastrocnemius medialis (GM) and tibialis anterioris (TA) sEMG analyses were undertaken simultaneously while performing the exercises, in a randomized manner. Results: There were no differences between sarcopenia index among groups, despite the bone impairment of the SLE OPIA group. The greatest muscle activation occurred in the lower frequency applied for VL. A group x frequency difference was found only for GM (p = 0.034; η2 = 0.272). Conclusion: The results indicate that lupus individuals have similar neuromuscular activity to the WBVE as non-lupus controls. Moreover, this suggests that WBVE is a safe and viable physical exercise for lupus individuals with chronic glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis.

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The Effect on Muscle Activation in the Trunk and Lower Limbs While Squatting with Slope-whole-body Vibration

Korean Journal of Sport Biomechanics ◽

10.5103/kjsb.2015.25.4.383 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 383-391 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ju-Hwan Oh ◽

Seung-Rok Kang ◽

Tae-Kyu Kwon ◽

Jin-Young Min

Keyword(s):

Muscle Activation ◽

Whole Body Vibration ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Whole Body ◽

Body Vibration

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Variation in Neuromuscular Responses during Acute Whole-Body Vibration Exercise

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/mss.0b013e318093f551 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 39 (9) ◽

pp. 1642-1650 ◽

Cited By ~ 185

Author(s):

ANDREW F. J. ABERCROMBY ◽

WILLIAM E. AMONETTE ◽

CHARLES S. LAYNE ◽

BRIAN K. MCFARLIN ◽

MARTHA R. HINMAN ◽

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Keyword(s):

Whole Body Vibration ◽

Whole Body ◽

Body Vibration ◽

Vibration Exercise ◽

Neuromuscular Responses

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A report of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction related to systemic lupus erythematosus

Open Medicine ◽

10.1515/med-2018-0083 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 562-564 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ruiqiang Wang ◽

Bowen Zheng ◽

Biyue Wang ◽

Pupu Ma ◽

Fengmei Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Clinical Symptoms ◽

Gastrointestinal Disorder ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Class Iii ◽

Systemic Lupus ◽

Intravenous Corticosteroid ◽

Clinical Presentations ◽

Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction

AbstractChronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder with symptoms of ileus. CIPO can either be idiopathic or secondary to other diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE is involved in many parts of the gastrointestinal system with variable clinical presentations. Reports about reduplicated CIPO as a complication of SLE is infrequent. A 49-year-old female suffering from clinical symptoms of ileus has been hospitalized 3 times over 1 year. Her examination results showed no observation of mechanical obstruction. In August 2017, she came to the nephrology department due to edema in both lower limbs along with symptoms of ileus. After thorough examination, she was diagnosed with secondary CIPO related to SLE. Results of renal biopsy confirmed to be lupus nephritis (Class III-(A) + V). The symptoms of ileus are gradually improved after treatment of full-dose intravenous corticosteroid for 5 days.

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Can Whole-Body Vibration Exercises in Different Positions Change Muscular Activity of Upper Limbs? A Randomized Trial

Dose-Response ◽

10.1177/1559325818804361 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 155932581880436 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Danielle S Morel ◽

Pedro J Marín ◽

Eloá Moreira-Marconi ◽

Carla F Dionello ◽

Mario Bernardo-Filho

Keyword(s):

Muscle Activation ◽

Handgrip Strength ◽

Whole Body Vibration ◽

Muscular Activity ◽

Whole Body ◽

Acute Effects ◽

Body Vibration ◽

Test Sets ◽

Flexor Digitorum ◽

Push Up

The aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of whole-body vibration exercises (WBVE) in different positions on muscular activity of flexor digitorum superficialis (FD), wrist extensor (ED), and handgrip strength (HG) of healthy men. Fifteen participants have performed 5 test sets each one consisting of HG strength measurement and 1-minute WBVE intervention (frequency: 50 Hz, amplitude: 1.53 mm, synchronous tri-planar oscillating/vibratory platform), that could be control (no exposition to vibration), squat (30 seconds of rest and 30 seconds of WBVE in squat position), or push-up (30 seconds of rest, and 30 seconds of WBVE in push-up position). After testing, participants had 2 minutes of rest and then were encouraged to keep themselves on a pull-up bar for 30 seconds. During all procedures, muscular activity of FD and ED was measured by surface electromyography (EMG). Statistical analysis has revealed that the EMG measured in the FD during the static pull-up bar exercise after SQUAT condition was significantly higher ( P = .004) than the CONTROL and PUSH-UP conditions. Whole-body vibration exercises in squat position increase acutely muscle activation of the FD during isometric exercises of longer duration, while muscle activation of ED and HG strength are not affected by WBVE.

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Occupational Vibration in Urban Bus and Influence on Driver’s Lower Limbs

U Porto Journal of Engineering ◽

10.24840/2183-6493_004.001_0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 56-66

Author(s):

M. Cvetkovic ◽

J. Santos Baptista ◽

M. A. Pires Vaz

Keyword(s):

Whole Body Vibration ◽

Working Environment ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Whole Body ◽

Body Vibration ◽

Prisma Statement ◽

Physical Changes ◽

Iso 2631 ◽

The Impact ◽

Whole Body Vibrations

The whole-body vibration occurs in many occupational activities, promoting discomfort in the working environment and inducing a variety of psycho – physical changes where consequences as a permanent dysfunction of certain parts of the organism may occur. The main goal of this short systematic review is finding the articles with the most reliable results relating whole-body vibrations to buses and, to compare them with the results of drivers’ lower limbs musculoskeletal disease which occurs as a consequence of many year exposure. PRISMA Statement Methodology was used and thereby 27 Scientific Journals and 25 Index - Database were searched through where 3996 works were found, of which 24 were included in this paper. As a leading standard for analysis of the whole-body vibration the ISO 2631 – 1 is used, while in some papers as an additional standard the ISO 2631-5 is also used for the sake of better understanding the vibrations. Furthermore, the European Directive 2002/44 / EC is included where a daily action exposure to the whole-body vibrations is exactly deter-mined. All the results presented in the paper were compared with the aforesaid standards. After having searched the databases, papers that deal with research of the impact of the vibration on the driver’s lower limbs did not contain any information’s on the described problem.

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