Neuromuscular stimulation in conditions of vibrational physical activity for the prevention of osteoporosis

Pytin V.F.; Shirolapov I.V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/kurort20209703187

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Abstract:

The review discusses the modern possibilities of non-drug rehabilitation of patients with osteoporosis. Osteopenia (osteoporosis) and osteoporosis-associated bone fractures are a global public health problem, and an intensive search is undergoing for new methods of treatment, prevention, diagnosis and screening of this disease. Innovative technologies for influencing bone remodeling using vibration training seem to be an effective method that allows you to simultaneously positively affect maintaining bone density, increasing muscle strength and improving coordination, especially in elderly patients. The evolution of study of the effects of intense neuromuscular stimulation under accelerated physical exertion, which began with fundamental work on experimental animals, now includes numerous clinical studies. Vibrational physical activity is one of the methods of biomechanical stimulation, which is considered as an innovative method in the field of rehabilitation and physiotherapy. The physiological basis of this effect is intensive neuromuscular stimulation, which causes a reflex reaction of skeletal muscles. This scientific review describes the results of both monotherapy and combined methods of exposure to vibrational stimulation using modern pharmacotherapy. Attention is focused on the positions of importance in the design of the study and the planning of rehabilitation programs of uniformly accelerated training.

Keywords:

vibrational

uniformly accelerated physical activity

osteoporosis

bone mineral density

rehabilitation and physiotherapy exercises

Authors:

Pytin V.F.

Samara State Medical University, Samara, Russia

Shirolapov I.V.

Samara state medical university, Samara, Russia

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