The effect of vibration on back discomfort and serum levels of von Willebrand factor antigen: a preliminary communication.

The von Willebrand factor (vWf) is a complex protein whose release is a marker for endothelial damage; serum levels of its antigen (vWFAg) can be used as a marker for such changes. We measured the levels of back discomfort and vWFAg in 11 subjects following 25-min periods of (1) lying down, (2) sitting upright, (3) vibrating whilst sitting and (4) sitting upright. Back discomfort appeared and vWf levels were significantly increased following sitting upright, compared with lying flat, and increased further following vibration. They fell thereafter with a period of sitting still upright. These results demonstrate that vibration has a significant effect in increasing back discomfort and the serum levels of vWFAg, and it is possible that vibration may induce vascular damage within the spine.

Jayson, M I (author)
Blann, A D (author)
Kaigle Holm, Allison,1964Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för de kirurgiska disciplinerna, Avdelningen för ortopedi,Institute of Surgical Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics(Swepub:gu)xkaiga (author)
Weinstein, J N (author)
Wilder, D G (author)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för de kirurgiska disciplinerna, Avdelningen för ortopedi (creator_code:org_t)

In:European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society3:3, s. 143-50940-6719

By the author/editor: Pope, M H; Jayson, M I; Blann, A D; Kaigle Holm, All ...; Weinstein, J N; Wilder, D G

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