Sierra-Guzmán
R, Jiménez-Diaz F, Ramírez C, Esteban P, Abián-Vicén J. J Athl Train. 2018;53(3):000–000. doi: 10.4085/1-62-6050-547-16.
Take-Home Message: Recreational athletes with chronic ankle
instability may benefit from balance training, especially with whole-body
vibration.
Whole-body vibration is an increasingly
popular technique to challenge and train a patient’s proprioception to improve balance
outcomes, especially in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI). There is
also limited evidence that whole-body vibration may increase leg muscle mass.
Therefore, the researchers explored the effect of whole-body vibration training
on balance and lean muscle mass among 51 recreational athletes with CAI
compared to balance training without vibration and a control group.