Impact of Whole Body Vibration on Muscle Function and Respiratory Parameters in Intensive Care Patients

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients with coagulation disorders (Prothrombin Time (PT); International Normalized Ratio (INR) value greater than 1.5, and platelet count less than 50,000/mm³),
• •Agitated patients (Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) score ≥ 2)
• •Patients with signs of increased intracranial pressure,
• •Patients with cardiac and respiratory instability (respiratory rate above 30 breaths/min, systolic blood pressure below 80 mmHg or above 200 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure below 50 mmHg or above 100 mmHg, PaO₂ \< 65 mmHg, FiO₂ \> 55%),
• •Patients with hemodynamic instability (requiring dopamine support \> 5 mcg/kg/min),
• •Patients in shock,
• •Patients with malignancies,
• •Pregnant individuals,
• •Patients using pacemakers,
• •Patients with high fever.