The immediate influence of various whole-body vibration frequency on balance and walking ability in children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study

The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the immediate effect of in-terventions based on the frequency of whole-body vibration on children with cerebral palsy’s balance and walking abilities. A total of 12 were selected as subjects. All subjects measured 10-m walking test (10MWT), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and measured sway length (SL) and limit of stability (LOS) by bio-rescue. And those were performed again after the frequencies of the 12, 18, and 26 Hz were applied respectively. To check the immediate effect, all subjects performed only one frequency of in-terventions per day and no other treatment was performed in parallel to control the foreign variables. After intervention, 10MWT were signifi-cantly increased in the 12 and 18 Hz groups (P