Overview of Galileo Research Fact Sheets (GRFS)
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17. September 2023
Galileo Research Facts No. 104: Can Galileo Training be used in space?
This study tested the feasibility of Galileo Training in micro-gravity conditions as well as the effects on Microgravity on Galileo Training effects. The EMG activity was assessed with and without Galileo Training in Combination with normal gravity as well as micro gravity. The results show that the effects of Galileo Training on EMG activation is not significantly altered by micro-gravity and that Galileo is feasible under micro gravity...
17. September 2023
Galileo Research Facts No. 103: Can Galileo Therapy improve muscle mass and bone mass in OI patients?
This study documented the effects of Galileo Training in children with OI (Osteogenesis Imperfecta) during the Cologne therapy concept “auf die Beine” on muscle and bone mass (10-20Hz, patient individual exercises, 10*15min./week, 6 months + 6 months follow-up). The results show a growth effect corrected significant increase in muscle mass (legs up to 14%) and bone mass (leg up to 31%)...
17. September 2023
Galileo Research Facts No. 102: Can Galileo Therapy improve balance in Fibromyalgia patients?
This study investigates the effects of Galileo Therapy on balance in Fibromyalgia patients (12,5Hz, 6* 30-60sec., 3/week, 12 weeks). Both groups received standard physiotherapy. The control group received no additional therapy. While the control group decreased in many tested parameters of balance ability by up to 20% the Galileo Therapy group improved by up to 47%...
17. September 2023
Galileo Research Facts No. 101: Does Galileo Training trigger a stretch-reflex with each upwards movement of the platform?
This study proved that Galileo Training triggers a stretch reflex with each upwards movement of the platform. It also proved that the EMG signal corresponding to the vibration frequency is not a motion artifact but an actual activation of the corresponding muscle. The measured latency is therefore not dependent on the vibration frequency but on the individual and is identical with the latency caused by one single tilt movement...
17. September 2023
Galileo Research Facts No. 100: Can squats in combination with Galileo Training be even more effective?
This study proved that Galileo Training triggers a stretch reflex with each upwards movement of the platform. It also proved that the EMG signal corresponding to the vibration frequency is not a motion artifact but an actual activation of the corresponding muscle. The measured latency is therefore not dependent on the vibration frequency but on the individual and is identical with the latency caused by one single tilt movement...
17. September 2023
Galileo Research Facts No. 99: Can Galileo Training improve balance in athletes?
This study investigates the effects of Galileo Training on balance in athletes. (5-12Hz, pos. 1-3, 6 min./day, 3/week, 13 weeks). As a result balance improved significantly in average by 330% (duration of one-legged standing with closed eyes)...
17. September 2023
Galileo Research Facts No. 98: Can Galileo Therapy at work decrease subjective back pain?
This study documented the effects of workplace-based Galileo Therapy on subjective back pain in individuals with chronic lower-back pain (10-30Hz, slightly bent legs, pos. 1-3, 15 min., 2-3/weeks, 3 months). The control group received no therapy. While the control group slightly decreased the Galileo Therapy group improved by up to 4.5% and showed a tendency to decrease days of sick-leave per month...
17. September 2023
Galileo Research Facts No. 97: Can Galileo Training at higher frequencies improve balance and flexibility in the elderly?
This study showed the effects of Galileo Training on balance and flexibility in elderly women (66-78) with increased fall-risk (20Hz, pos. 2, standing, 3 min., 3/week, 3 months). The control group did not train at all. The control group showed significant improvements in balance (+20%), flexibility (+23%) and movement angular velocity which improved by 54% in average...
17. September 2023
Galileo Research Facts No. 96: Is muscle activity during Galileo Training related to different postures?
This study investigates the effects of different tilt-angles of the hip during Galileo Training on muscular activation (EMG) (10 sec., 0Hz/10HZ/20Hz, pos. 2, legs slightly flexed). The results show that muscular activation is strongly dependent on posture. The observed effects during Galileo Training depend on the tested muscle groups as well as frequency and can be as high as 2250%...
17. September 2023
Galileo Research Facts No. 95: Does muscular activation with Galileo Training increase with increasing frequency?
This study investigates the effects of different frequencies during Galileo Training on muscular activation (EMG) (10 sec., 0Hz/10HZ/20Hz, pos. 2, legs slightly flexed). The results show that increasing frequencies cause increasing muscular activation. The observed effects during Galileo Training depend on the tested muscle groups as well as posture and can be as high as 2250%...
