Potential Application of Whole Body Vibration Exercise for Improving the Clinical Conditions of COVID-19 Infected Individuals: A Narrative Review from the World Association of Vibration Exercise Experts (WAVex) Panel

Sañudo, Borja; Seixas, Adérito; Gloeckl, Rainer; Rittweger, Jörn; Rawer, Rainer; Taiar, Redha; van der Zee, Eddy A.; van Heuvelen, Marieke J.G.; Lacerda, Ana Cristina; Sartorio, Alessandro; Bemben, Michael; Cochrane, Darryl; Furness, Trentham; de Sá-Caputo, Danúbia; Bernardo-Filho, Mario

doi:10.3390/ijerph17103650

Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Edit a Special Issue

Article Menu

...

Open AccessReview

Potential Application of Whole Body Vibration Exercise for Improving the Clinical Conditions of COVID-19 Infected Individuals: A Narrative Review from the World Association of Vibration Exercise Experts (WAVex) Panel

^2,*

^3,4

^5,6,

⁷,

⁸

⁹,

Marieke J.G. van Heuvelen

¹⁰,

¹¹

¹²

¹³,

¹⁴,

¹⁵,

^16,17

and

Mario Bernardo-Filho

¹⁶

Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Seville, Spain

Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, 4200-253 Porto, Portugal

Institute for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research, Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, 83471 Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany

⁴

Department of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Philipps–University of Marburg, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35037 Marburg, Germany

⁵

Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), 51147 Cologne, Germany

⁶

Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Cologne, D50931 Cologne, Germany

⁷

Head of Research & Development Department, Novotec Medical GmbH & Galileo Training, 75172 Pforzheim, Germany

⁸

Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 51100 Grand Est, France

⁹

Molecular Neurobiology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands

¹⁰

Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands

¹¹

Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina 39100-000, MG, Brazil

¹²

Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-endocrinological Research & Division of Metabolic Diseases, 20145 Milan, Italy

¹³

Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA

¹⁴

School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand

¹⁵

Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia

¹⁶

Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas, Policlínica Piquet Carneiro, Instituto de Biología Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20950-003, Brazil

¹⁷

Faculdade Bezerra de Araújo, Rio de Janeiro 23052-180, Brazil

Show full affiliation list

Hide full affiliation list

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(10), 3650; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103650

Received: 13 April 2020 / Revised: 30 April 2020 / Accepted: 13 May 2020 / Published: 22 May 2020

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Management and Promotion of Healthy Habits and Active Life)

View Full-Text Download PDF

Browse Figures

Citation Export

Abstract

COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease which leads to several clinical conditions related to the dysfunction of the respiratory system along with other physical and psychological complaints. Severely affected patients are referred to intensive care units (ICUs), limiting their possibilities for physical exercise. Whole body vibration (WBV) exercise is a non-invasive, physical therapy, that has been suggested as part of the procedures involved with pulmonary rehabilitation, even in ICU settings. Therefore, in the current review, the World Association of Vibration Exercise Experts (WAVEX) reviewed the potential of WBV exercise as a useful and safe intervention for the management of infected individuals with COVID-19 by mitigating the inactivity-related declines in physical condition and reducing the time in ICU. Recommendations regarding the reduction of fatigue and the risk of dyspnea, the improvement of the inflammatory and redox status favoring cellular homeostasis and the overall improvement in the quality of life are provided. Finally, practical applications for the use of this paradigm leading to a better prognosis in bed bound and ICU-bound subjects is proposed. View Full-Text

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; whole body vibration exercise

▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Sañudo, B.; Seixas, A.; Gloeckl, R.; Rittweger, J.; Rawer, R.; Taiar, R.; van der Zee, E.A.; van Heuvelen, M.J.G.; Lacerda, A.C.; Sartorio, A.; Bemben, M.; Cochrane, D.; Furness, T.; de Sá-Caputo, D.; Bernardo-Filho, M. Potential Application of Whole Body Vibration Exercise for Improving the Clinical Conditions of COVID-19 Infected Individuals: A Narrative Review from the World Association of Vibration Exercise Experts (WAVex) Panel. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 3650. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103650

AMA Style

Sañudo B, Seixas A, Gloeckl R, Rittweger J, Rawer R, Taiar R, van der Zee EA, van Heuvelen MJG, Lacerda AC, Sartorio A, Bemben M, Cochrane D, Furness T, de Sá-Caputo D, Bernardo-Filho M. Potential Application of Whole Body Vibration Exercise for Improving the Clinical Conditions of COVID-19 Infected Individuals: A Narrative Review from the World Association of Vibration Exercise Experts (WAVex) Panel. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(10):3650. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103650

Chicago/Turabian Style

Sañudo, Borja, Adérito Seixas, Rainer Gloeckl, Jörn Rittweger, Rainer Rawer, Redha Taiar, Eddy A. van der Zee, Marieke J.G. van Heuvelen, Ana C. Lacerda, Alessandro Sartorio, Michael Bemben, Darryl Cochrane, Trentham Furness, Danúbia de Sá-Caputo, and Mario Bernardo-Filho. 2020. "Potential Application of Whole Body Vibration Exercise for Improving the Clinical Conditions of COVID-19 Infected Individuals: A Narrative Review from the World Association of Vibration Exercise Experts (WAVex) Panel" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 10: 3650. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103650

Find Other Styles

Note that from the first issue of 2016, MDPI journals use article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Abstract views Pdf views Html views

Article Menu

Potential Application of Whole Body Vibration Exercise for Improving the Clinical Conditions of COVID-19 Infected Individuals: A Narrative Review from the World Association of Vibration Exercise Experts (WAVex) Panel

Abstract

Share and Cite

Article Metrics

Article Access Statistics

Article Access Map by Country/Region

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI