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Does Whole Body Vibration Therapy Improve Balance In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?, Samantha L. Aksu

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not whole body vibration (WBV) therapy improves balance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

STUDY DESIGN: A review of three peer-reviewed studies published between 2013 and 2015.

DATA SOURCES: Two randomized controlled trials and one case series. Using PubMed and Google Scholar, studies were selected if they assessed the effects of whole body vibration therapy on improving balance in diabetic patients, and whether the outcomes were patient oriented.

UTCOMES MEASURED: The outcome measured in this study was balance, which was assessed using the Timed Up …