Mercè Sitjà-Rabert

Summary

Publications

  1. ncbi Efficacy of whole body vibration exercise in older people: a systematic review
    Mercè Sitjà-Rabert
    Blanquerna School of Health Science, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
    Disabil Rehabil 34:883-93. 2012
  2. ncbi Whole-body vibration training for patients with neurodegenerative disease
    Mercè Sitjà Rabert
    Physiotherapy Department, Blanquerna School of Health Science, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2:CD009097. 2012
  3. ncbi Whole body vibration for older persons: an open randomized, multicentre, parallel, clinical trial
    Mercè Sitjà-Rabert
    Physiotherapy Research Group GReFis, Blanquerna School of Health Science Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
    BMC Geriatr 11:89. 2011

Collaborators

  • Azahara Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe
  • Mercè Sitjà Rabert
  • Azahara Fort Vanmeerhaeghe
  • David Rigau Comas
  • Marta Roqué I Figuls
  • Daniel Romero-Rodríguez
  • Carme Santoyo Medina
  • Xavier Bonfill Cosp

Detail Information

Publications3

  1. ncbi Efficacy of whole body vibration exercise in older people: a systematic review
    Mercè Sitjà-Rabert
    Blanquerna School of Health Science, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
    Disabil Rehabil 34:883-93. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review of the literature on whole body vibration programs in older population and a meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials...
  2. ncbi Whole-body vibration training for patients with neurodegenerative disease
    Mercè Sitjà Rabert
    Physiotherapy Department, Blanquerna School of Health Science, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2:CD009097. 2012
    ..Whole-body vibration (WBV) may be a complementary training to standard physical rehabilitation programmes and appears to have potential benefits in the sensorimotor system performance of patients with neurodegenerative diseases...
  3. ncbi Whole body vibration for older persons: an open randomized, multicentre, parallel, clinical trial
    Mercè Sitjà-Rabert
    Physiotherapy Research Group GReFis, Blanquerna School of Health Science Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
    BMC Geriatr 11:89. 2011
    ..This trial will compare the results of exercise with WBV and exercise without WBV in improving body balance, muscle performance and fall prevention in institutionalized older persons...