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Effects of the Whole-Body Vibration and Auriculotherapy on the Functionality of Knee Osteoarthritis Individuals

by
Cristiane Ribeiro Kütter
1,2,
Eloá Moreira-Marconi
2,3,
Ygor Teixeira-Silva
2,4,
Marcia Cristina Moura-Fernandes
2,3,
Alexandre Gonçalves de Meirelles
1,2,
Mario José dos Santos Pereira
2,
Shyang Chang
5,
José Alexandre Bachur
6,
Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos
2,4,7,
Redha Taiar
8,*,
Mario Bernardo-Filho
2 and
Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo
2,4,6
1
Mestrado Profissional em Saúde, Medicina Laboratorial e Tecnologia Forense, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20950-003, Brazil
2
Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas e Complementares, Departamento de Biofísica e Biometria, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes e Policlínica Américo Piquet Carneiro, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20950-003, Brazil
3
Programa de Pós-graduação em Fisiopatologia Clínica e Experimental, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20.551-030, Brazil
4
Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Médicas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20.551-030, Brazil
5
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
6
Departamento de Medicina e Fisioterapia, Universidade de Franca, Franca, SP 14401-426, Brazil
7
Departamento de Fisoterapia, Faculdade Bezerra de Araújo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 23052-180, Brazil
8
GRESPI, Université de Reims, 51100 Reims, France
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(23), 5194; https://doi.org/10.3390/app9235194
Received: 19 October 2019 / Revised: 22 November 2019 / Accepted: 25 November 2019 / Published: 29 November 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomechanical Spectrum of Human Sport Performance)
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Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative disease of the knee joint. This study aims to evaluate the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV), auriculotherapy (AT), and the association of these techniques with the functionality of KOA individuals. Individuals (n = 120) were allocated an AT group (GAT), a WBV group (GWBV), an association group (GWBV + AT), and their respective controls (CGAT, CGWBMV, CGWBMV + AT). The WBV intervention was performed with 5–14 Hz in 3 min of working time with 1 min rest. The control group performed the protocol with the vibrating platform (VP) turned off. The AT intervention was performed with adhesive tapes, with seeds placed in the both ears on the Shenmen point, knee joint, and kidney. The control groups had seedless tape placed on both ears. The participants were instructed to press the adhesive tapes with the fingers three times per day (for 6 days) and to remove the adhesive tapes on the seventh day, before returning to the laboratory. The International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), the short physical performance battery (SPPB), and the anterior trunk flexibility (ATF) tests were applied. Acute and cumulative effects were determined. In first session (acute effect of the first session), significant improvements were observed in the groups GWBV (p = 0.03) and GWBV + AT (p = 0.04), and in the cumulative effect a significant improvement was observed in the groups GWBV (p = 0.02) and GWBV + AT (p = 0.01). Concerning the overall score of the SPPB, significant improvements were observed in the individuals of the GWBV (p = 0.01) and GWBV + AT (p = 0.03) groups (cumulative effect). No changes were found in the score for the IKDC. The WBV alone or associated with AT, besides being a safe and feasible strategy, likely produces physiological responses that improve the functionality of KOA individuals, considering the findings of the ATF and the score of the SPPB. View Full-Text
Keywords: mechanical vibration; traditional Chinese medicine; balance; flexibility; muscle strength mechanical vibration; traditional Chinese medicine; balance; flexibility; muscle strength
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Ribeiro Kütter, C.; Moreira-Marconi, E.; Teixeira-Silva, Y.; Cristina Moura-Fernandes, M.; Gonçalves de Meirelles, A.; José dos Santos Pereira, M.; Chang, S.; Alexandre Bachur, J.; Liane Paineiras-Domingos, L.; Taiar, R.; Bernardo-Filho, M.; da Cunha de Sá-Caputo, D. Effects of the Whole-Body Vibration and Auriculotherapy on the Functionality of Knee Osteoarthritis Individuals. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 5194. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9235194

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Ribeiro Kütter C, Moreira-Marconi E, Teixeira-Silva Y, Cristina Moura-Fernandes M, Gonçalves de Meirelles A, José dos Santos Pereira M, Chang S, Alexandre Bachur J, Liane Paineiras-Domingos L, Taiar R, Bernardo-Filho M, da Cunha de Sá-Caputo D. Effects of the Whole-Body Vibration and Auriculotherapy on the Functionality of Knee Osteoarthritis Individuals. Applied Sciences. 2019; 9(23):5194. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9235194

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Ribeiro Kütter, Cristiane; Moreira-Marconi, Eloá; Teixeira-Silva, Ygor; Cristina Moura-Fernandes, Marcia; Gonçalves de Meirelles, Alexandre; José dos Santos Pereira, Mario; Chang, Shyang; Alexandre Bachur, José; Liane Paineiras-Domingos, Laisa; Taiar, Redha; Bernardo-Filho, Mario; da Cunha de Sá-Caputo, Danúbia. 2019. "Effects of the Whole-Body Vibration and Auriculotherapy on the Functionality of Knee Osteoarthritis Individuals" Appl. Sci. 9, no. 23: 5194. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9235194

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