Effectiveness of whole-body vibration on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors' conclusion
The present study observed significant effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women, with high-quality evidence for high-frequency, low-magnitude, and high-cumulative-dose use.
Study context
- Population
- Postmenopausal women23 studies
- Comparison
- Whole-body vibration (WBV) vs control or conventional exercise
- Outcome
- aBMD of lumbar spine, femoral neck, total hip, trochanter, intertrochanter and Ward's area, or vBMDt of radius and tibia (weighted MD)
Methodological detailsupdate of a previous systematic review, PEDro methodological quality, GRADE quality of evidence
- Update of a previous systematic review
- PEDro methodological quality
- GRADE quality of evidence
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
aBMD, WBV vs control
- Significant effects on area of bone mineral density (aBMD) in primary analysis (lumbar spine and trochanter)
- Significant in sensitivity analysis (lumbar spine)
- Only high frequency with low magnitude and high cumulative dose with low magnitude showed high-quality evidence
Further pooled results
Subgroups by vibration type and parameters
- Significant aBMD effects: side-alternating (lumbar spine, trochanter); synchronous (lumbar spine); low frequency/high magnitude (lumbar spine, trochanter); high frequency/low magnitude (lumbar spine); high frequency/high magnitude (lumbar spine, trochanter, Ward's area); high cumulative dose/low magnitude (lumbar spine); low cumulative dose/high magnitude (lumbar spine, trochanter); semi-flexed knees (trochanter)
Methodological quality
- Studies with high methodological quality
- 13
Original publication
Effectiveness of whole-body vibration on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Osteoporos Int. Published 25 October 2022. doi:10.
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