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BACKGROUNDS:Different and new approaches have been proposed to prevent the risk of falling of elderly people, particularly women. AIMS:This study investigates the possibility that a new protocol based on the focal mechanical muscle vibration may reduce the risk of falling of elderly women. METHODS:A pragmatic randomized controlled triple-blind trial with a 6-month follow-up after intervention randomized 350 women (mean age 73.4 years + 3.11), members of local senior citizen centers in Rome, into two groups: vibrated group (VG) and control group (CG). For VG participants a mechanical vibration (lasting 10 min) was focally applied on voluntary contracted quadriceps muscles, three times a day during three consecutive days. CG subjects received a placebo vibratory stimulation. Subjects were tested immediately before (T0) and 30 (T1) and 180 (T2) days after the intervention with the Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) test. All subjects were asked not to change their lifestyle during the study. CG underwent sham vibratory treatment. RESULTS:While CG did not show any statistically significant change of POMA at T1 and T2, VG revealed significant differences. At T2, ≈47% of the subjects who completed the study obtained the full score on the POMA test and ≈59% reached the full POMA score. CONCLUSIONS:The new protocol seems to be promising in reducing the risk of falling of elderly subjects.
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Aging Clin Exp Resjournal_title
Aging clinical and experimental researchauthors
Celletti C,Fattorini L,Camerota F,Ricciardi D,La Torre G,Landi F,Filippi GMdoi
10.1007/s40520-015-0356-xsubject
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2015-12-01 00:00:00pages
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1594-0667issn
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10.1007/s40520-015-0356-xjournal_volume
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