Randomized Controlled Trial
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World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2016; 7(11): 758-765
Published online Nov 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i11.758
Stochastic resonance whole body vibration increases perceived muscle relaxation but not cardiovascular activation: A randomized controlled trial
Achim Elfering, Christian Burger, Volker Schade, Lorenz Radlinger
Achim Elfering, Christian Burger, Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Bern, 3000 Bern, Switzerland
Volker Schade, Centre for Human Resource Management and Organizational Engineering, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
Lorenz Radlinger, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Health, 3008 Bern, Switzerland
Author contributions: Burger C performed the majority of experiment; Schade V and Radlinger L co-ordinated and provided the collection of data and were also involved in editing the manuscript; Elfering A designed the study, did the analyses and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (SUVA, Project “Stochastisches Resonanztraining”) to Achim Elfering, Volker Schade and Lorenz Radlinger.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the ethical committee of the responsible University faculty.
Clinical trial registration statement: This study includes no patients and is not registered.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed verbal consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All author(s) state that for the current paper there is no financial or other relationship that might lead to a conflict of interest. There is no financial or other involvement of any stakeholders.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Achim Elfering, PhD, Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3000 Bern, Switzerland. achim.elfering@psy.unibe.ch
Telephone: +41-31-6313639
Received: March 9, 2016
Peer-review started: March 15, 2016
First decision: April 20, 2016
Revised: August 18, 2016
Accepted: August 30, 2016
Article in press: August 31, 2016
Published online: November 18, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: This randomized controlled trial shows musculoskeletal relaxation to increase after application of a single training of stochastic resonance whole body vibration (SR-WBV). SR-WBV increased muscle relaxation especially in those who suffered from musculoskeletal pain in the last year. Participants reported improved muscular relaxation while the cardiovascular activation as indicated by blood pressure and heart rate was very low. In addition to ergonomic interventions SR-WBV contributes to prevent muscle related pain at work.