[en] AIM: the aim of this review is to assess current scientific evidence of local vibration application after a stroke. It spects to meet the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants, the used devices , the tests and assessment scales, vibration parameters, from which benefits and effects of the implementation of a program local vibration are obtained in the patient with and acute and chronic stroke. METHODS: the search has been conducted in five databases of health sciences with the aim to find out documentation: Cochrane, PEDro, Pubmed, Scopus and CINHAL, in order to discover the evidence between the months of March and May. The level of evidence and grade of recommendation was measured by the scale of Oxford. RESULTS: after the conducted search, above 12 studies which met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included, of which 7 were five clinical trials and observational studies. In 3 of them were founded favorable results for the group that received local vibration and physiotherapy on spatiotemporal gait parameters. In 2 of them, a reduction was obtained in the MAS in the group undergoing local vibration and finally, in 7 of them, improvements were found in the engine of the participants who received only a local vibration or vibration with a rehabilitation program control standard. CONCLUSIONS: the application of local vibration together with a standard rehabilitation program has obtained positive results in the treatment of spasticity, motor control and gait pattern of stroke patients in chronic phase. These effects were not recorded during the acute phase. The socio-demographic characteristics of 307 participants showed that stroke is more common in males with an average age of 59.0 years. In general, a clear predominance of stroke and ischemic left hemiplegia was detected, and the mean time from stroke was 40.4 months. It was not possible to determine the specific parameters of vibration program from which benefits are obtained.The most commonly vibration devices used throughout the studies were Horus and Thrive MD-01.

[gl] OBXECTIVO: a finalidade desta revisión é pescudar a evidencia científica actual da aplicación de vibración local tras un accidente cerebrovascular. Preténdese coñecer as características sociodemográficas e clínicas dos participantes, os dispositivos empregados, os test e escalas de avaliación, os parámetros de vibración a partir dos cales se obteñen beneficios e os efectos da aplicación dun programa de vibración local no paciente con ACV agudo e crónico. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: levouse a cabo a procura de documentación en cinco basees de datos de ciencias da saúde: Cochrane, Pedro, Pubmed, Scopus e CINHAL, co fin de descubrir a evidencia existente ata o momento entre os meses de marzo e maio. O nivel de evidencia e grao de recomendación foi medido mediante a escala de Oxford. RESULTADOS: tras a procura realizada anteriormente incluíronse 12 estudos que cumprisen os criterios de inclusión e exclusión, dos cales 7 eran ensaios clínicos e 5 estudos observacionales. En 3 deles, atopáronse resultados favorables para o grupo que recibiu vibración local e fisioterapia sobre os parámetros espazo-temporais da marcha. En 2 deles, obtívose unha diminución na MAS no grupo sometido a vibración local e finalmente, en 7 deles, atopáronse melloras no control motor dos participantes que recibiron só vibración local ou vibración xunto cun programa de rehabilitación estándar. CONCLUSIÓNS: a aplicación de vibración local xunto cun programa de rehabilitación estándar, obtivo resultados positivos no tratamento da espasticidad, control motor e patrón de marcha de pacientes con ACV en fase crónica. Devanditos efectos non foron rexistrados durante a fase aguda. O características socio-demográficas de 307 participantes, mostraron que o ACV é máis frecuente no sexo masculino e cunha idade media de 59.0 anos. En xeral, detectouse un claro predominio do ACV de tipo isquémico e hemiplejia esquerda, e o tempo medio transcorrido desde o ACV foi de 40.4 meses. Non foi posible determinar os parámetros específicos do programa de vibración a partir dos cales se obteñen beneficios. Os dispositivos de vibración máis utilizados ao longo dos estudos foron Horus e Thrive MD-01.