title: Acute Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Inhibition in Healthy Children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Whole Body Vibration (WBV) is a passive exercise method known to have beneficial effects on various physical measures. Studies on adults furthermore demonstrated beneficial effects of WBV treatment on cognition (e.g. inhibition). The present study replicated these findings in healthy children and examined acute effects of WBV treatment on inhibition.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-five healthy children (aged 8-13) participated in this within-subject design study. WBV treatment was applied by having the children sit on a chair mounted to a vibrating platform. After each condition (vibration vs. non-vibration), inhibition was measured by using the Stroop Color-Word Interference Test. Repeated measures analyses were applied in order to explore the effects of WBV treatment on inhibition, and correlations were computed between the treatment effect and participant characteristics in order to explore individual differences in treatment sensitivity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three-minute WBV treatments had significant beneficial effects on inhibition in this sample of healthy children. Especially the repeated application (three times) of WBV treatment appeared beneficial for cognition. Stronger WBV treatment effects were correlated with higher intelligence and younger age, but not with symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrates that especially repeated WBV treatment improves inhibition in healthy children. As this cognitive function is often impaired in children with developmental disorders (e.g. ADHD), future studies should further explore the effects, working mechanism and potential applicability of WBV treatment for this target group.
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: den Heijer
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Groen
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anselm B M
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Fuermaier
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marieke J G
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: van Heuvelen
authors.affiliation: Center of Behaviour and Neuroscience, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Eddy A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: van der Zee
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tucha
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tucha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D064368:Healthy Volunteers / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014732:Vibration / Q000627:therapeutic use*