Review Article
Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Therapy in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Literature Review
Table 3
WBV therapy and activity.
| | Authors | Freq. (Hz) | Amp. (mm) | Vibration device | Type of vibration | Duration (weeks) | Number of sessions | Number of series | Time series (s) | Rest between series (s) |
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Alentorn-Geli et al. [27, 29] | 30 | 2 | Power Plate | Vertical sine wave | 6 | 12 | Three in the first two sessions
Six in the last nine sessions | 30 | 180 |
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Gusi et al. [30–32] | 12.5 | 3 | Galileo | Horizontal sine wave | 12 | 36 | 6 | 30 s in sessions 1–4
45 s in sessions 5–8
60 s in sessions 9–12 | 60 |
| | Sañudo et al. [33, 34] | 20 | 3*
2** | Galileo | Horizontal sine wave | 6 | 18 | 3*
4** | 45*
30** | 120 |
| | Sañudo et al. [28] | 30 | 4 | Power Plate | Vertical sine wave | 8 | 24 | 6*
4** | 30*
60** | 45 |
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Freq.: frequency; Amp.: amplitude.
*With both feet in contact with the platform; **With one foot in contact with the platform.
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