A Minematsu1, Y Nishii1, H Imagita1, D Takeshita2, S Sakata3. 1. Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Kio University, Nara, Japan. 2. Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. 3. Department of Physiology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Experimental, controlled study. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on bone mass and trabecular bone microstructure (TBMS) during the early stage in juvenile rats with spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING: Studied at the Kio University in Japan. METHODS: Thirty-four 8-week-old male Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups: the SCI group, the sham-operation group (SHAM) and the SCI+WBV group. WBV started on the 8th day after SCI. After 1 or 2 weeks of WBV treatment, measurements of tissue mineral density, trabecular bone mineral content (BMC) and parameters of TBMS were obtained by scanning the proximal tibias with x-ray micro-computed tomography. Serum levels of osteocalcin (OC) and of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRACP 5b) were measured with ELISA. RESULTS: BMC, volume bone mineral density, bone volume (BV), BV fraction (BV/tissue volume) and connectivity density (Conn.D) of TBMS parameters were significantly higher in SCI+WBV rats than in SCI rats after 2-week WBV. The BMC and BV/TV of bone mass index correlated well with Conn.D, suggesting the preservation of Conn.D. induced by WBV. SCI+WBV rats showed a decrease in serum OC after 1-week WBV, but a quick recovery from that after 2-week WBV. There was no difference in serum TRACP 5b among the 3 groups throughout the experimental period. CONCLUSION: WBV treatment could attenuate the bone deterioration that occurs during the early stage in juvenile rats with SCI. In a clinic, this early WBV intervention may be an effective rehabilitation modality for preventing bone fragility in SCI patients.
STUDY DESIGN: Experimental, controlled study. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on bone mass and trabecular bone microstructure (TBMS) during the early stage in juvenile rats with spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING: Studied at the Kio University in Japan. METHODS: Thirty-four 8-week-old male Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups: the SCI group, the sham-operation group (SHAM) and the SCI+WBV group. WBV started on the 8th day after SCI. After 1 or 2 weeks of WBV treatment, measurements of tissue mineral density, trabecular bone mineral content (BMC) and parameters of TBMS were obtained by scanning the proximal tibias with x-ray micro-computed tomography. Serum levels of osteocalcin (OC) and of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRACP 5b) were measured with ELISA. RESULTS: BMC, volume bone mineral density, bone volume (BV), BV fraction (BV/tissue volume) and connectivity density (Conn.D) of TBMS parameters were significantly higher in SCI+WBV rats than in SCI rats after 2-week WBV. The BMC and BV/TV of bone mass index correlated well with Conn.D, suggesting the preservation of Conn.D. induced by WBV. SCI+WBV rats showed a decrease in serum OC after 1-week WBV, but a quick recovery from that after 2-week WBV. There was no difference in serum TRACP 5b among the 3 groups throughout the experimental period. CONCLUSION: WBV treatment could attenuate the bone deterioration that occurs during the early stage in juvenile rats with SCI. In a clinic, this early WBV intervention may be an effective rehabilitation modality for preventing bone fragility in SCI patients.
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