A Comparison of the Effect of Two Types of Whole Body Vibration on Fibromyalgia. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

A Comparison of the Effect of Two Types of Whole Body Vibration on Fibromyalgia. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

A Comparison of the Effect of Two Types of Whole Body Vibration on Fibromyalgia. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two types of body vibration platform, one vertical and one rotational, through a 12-week training in patients with fibromyalgia.

This is a single blind randomized controlled trial. Sixty patients of FM will be assigned randomly to 3 study groups: 20 patients will be part of the vertical whole body vibration experimental group in the EG1, that will perform a neuromuscular treatment using the vertical whole body vibration platform, another 20 will constitute the rotational whole body vibration experimental group in the EG2, that will perform a neuromuscular treatment using the rotational whole body vibration platform, and another 20 will constitute the control group (CG). All these subjects will sign the corresponding informed consent for their participation in the study, according to the ethical criteria established in the Helsinki Declaration. The study will take place between January and December 2016. Three groups of variables were analyzed in the present study three times: before, after and follow-up after three months of the intervention.

In this clinical trial design, three groups of participants receive different interventions. One group receives a training with a vertical whole body vibration plattform, another group receives a training with a rotational whole body vibration platform and the third one is the control group.

In this clinical trial design strategy, the participants and the investigator do not know which participants have been assigned which interventions so there is a double-blind masking.

A neuromuscular treatment using two types of whole body vibration platforms, a rotational and a vertical platform.

The 6MWT is a functional test in which the patient walks what he can during 6 minutes, analyzing the total distance walked.

In the present study, we analyzed the oscillatory body movements during the test performance. Participants were situated below a cam situated above the ground and regulated to be placed at a mean distance of 50 cm. from the participant's head. They were asked to remain in orthostatic position with feet parallel at shoulder height, arms extended along the body and eyes closed for 1 minute.

Each participant was asked to indicate their current level of pain using a 20 cm VAS that ranged from 0 (no pain) to 100 (highest level of pain).

The Quality of Life Index (QLI-Sp) is a self-report questionnaire that measures perceived health-related quality of life that includes 10 items or domains: physical wellbeing, psychological/emotional well-being, selfcare and independent functioning, occupational functioning,interpersonal functioning, social-emotional support, community and services support, personal fulfilment, spiritual fulfilment, and overall quality of life.

Inclusion Criteria: -Diagnosis of fibromyalgia according with the 1990 classification criteria of the American College of Rheumatology for fibromyalgia Exclusion Criteria: History of severe trauma. Severe disease that prevents supporting the program physical load. Pregnancy. Participation in a psychological or physical therapy program.

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