TITLE:
Vibration Frequency in Micro-Vibration Therapy in Nursing Care: A Cross-Sectional Study
AUTHORS:
Teppei Yamashita, Shinsuke Sasaki, Mari Azuma
KEYWORDS:
Micro-Vibration Therapy, Nursing Care, Vibration Frequency
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.13 No.4,
April
26,
2023
ABSTRACT: This study investigated the vibration frequency in micro-vibration therapy (MVT) performed as a part of nursing care in Japan. We surveyed 31 nurses (25 women and 6 men) who performed MVT with accelerometers attached to the backs of their hands, and the data obtained were analyzed. The mean vibration frequency was 8.3 Hz (standard deviation [SD]: 1.9 Hz) bilaterally, with a left-right difference of 0.8 Hz (SD: 1.1 Hz, right > left). Furthermore, vibration frequency was correlated with duration of MVT use (rs = 0.5, P