%0 Journal Article
%T Vibration Frequency in Micro-Vibration Therapy in Nursing Care: A Cross-Sectional Study
%A Teppei Yamashita
%A Shinsuke Sasaki
%A Mari Azuma
%J Open Journal of Nursing
%P 226-232
%@ 2162-5344
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojn.2023.134015
%X 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 < 0.01). The vibration frequency was higher in men (9.2 Hz, SD: 2.4 Hz) than in women (8.1 Hz, SD: 1.8 Hz), but this difference was not significant (P = 0.34). The vibrations of MVT are of a lower frequency than those of other vibration therapies.
%K Micro-Vibration Therapy
%K Nursing Care
%K Vibration Frequency
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=124524