Clinical Study

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Upper Extremity Function and Grip Strength in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Randomised Single-Blind Controlled Trial

Table 2

Parameters before and after treatment.

WBV group ()ULC group ()Between-group
values
Before treatmentAfter treatment valueBefore treatmentAfter treatment value

MFT score0.0010.0020.016
Grip strength (kg)0.0010.0010.023

SD: standard deviation, WBV: whole-body vibration, ULC: upper and lower cycle, MFT: manual function test, by Wilcoxon’s signed-rank test, by the Mann–Whitney -test.