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JESSICA T. PUTLAND
Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Aging Muscle and Bone Health Laboratory, University of Regina, Regina,
Saskatchewan, Canada
ABSTRACT
Kosar, AC, Candow, DG, and Putland, JT. Potential beneficial
effects of whole-body vibration for muscle recovery after exercise.
J Strength Cond Res 26(10): 29072911, 2012Whole-body
vibration is an emerging strategy used by athletes and exercising
individuals to potentially accelerate muscle recovery. The
vibration elicits involuntary muscle stretch reflex contractions
leading to increased motor unit recruitment and synchronization
of synergist muscles, which may lead to greater training adaptations over time. Intense exercise training, especially eccentric
muscle contractions, will inevitably lead to muscle damage and
delayed onset muscle soreness, which may interfere with the
maintenance of a planned training program. Whole-body
vibration before and after exercise shows promise for attenuating
muscle soreness and may be considered as an adjunct to
traditional therapies (i.e., massage, cryotherapy) to accelerate
muscle recovery.
MUSCLE SORENESS
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FUNDAMENTALS
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WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION
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RECOVERY MODALITY
Recovery modalities such as massage, cryotherapy, stretching, and ultrasound have not been proven to be consistent
in alleviating symptoms of DOMS (11,28,36). Over the
past few years, research indicates that WBV should be considered as a potential intervention to accelerate muscle
recovery after exercise training (2,4,28,36). Whole-body
vibration increases muscle spindle activity and muscle preactivation (i.e., lower firing threshold), which results in
greater background tension and less disruption to excitationcontraction coupling (2,4,28). Theoretically, with an increase
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PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Muscle soreness after exercise training may eventually
jeopardize training status for athletes and exercising individuals. In addition to traditional therapies, WBV shows promise
for alleviating symptoms of muscle soreness, which may in
turn allow athletes to exercise more frequently leading to an
increase in sporting performance over time. Evidence suggests that vibration therapy both before and after exercise,
especially after eccentric contractions, is beneficial, although
little is known regarding the timing of application. Future
research should investigate the effects of the timing of vibration therapy (i.e., before vs. after exercise) on indices of
muscle biology. Furthermore, long-term application of vibration therapy on bone biology should also be considered.
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