OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of using peak power and force, measured by jumping mechanography (JM), to det...
Experience with jumping mechanography in children with cerebral palsy.
OBJECTIVES: Jumping mechanography provides robust motor function indicators among healthy children. The aim of the study was to assess ...
Mechanical basis of bone strength: influence of bone material, bone structure and muscle action.
This review summarises current understanding of how bone is sculpted through adaptive processes, designed to meet the mechanical challe...
Alleviation of Motor Impairments in Patients with Cerebral Palsy: Acute Effects of Whole-body Vibration on Stretch Reflex Response, Voluntary Muscle Activation and Mobility.
INTRODUCTION: Individuals suffering from cerebral palsy (CP) often have involuntary, reflex-evoked muscle activity resulting in spastic...
Musculoskeletal health in newly diagnosed children with Crohn’s disease.
We evaluated the impact of Crohn's disease on muscle and bone strength, mass, density, and geometry in children with newly diagnosed CD...
Effects of whole-body vibration on postural control in elderly: An update of a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to offer an updated overview of the current studies on all types of whole-body ...
WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION EXERCISE IS WELL TOLERATED IN PATIENTS WITH DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Background:
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a defective gene located on the X-chromosome, responsible for the production...
Whole Body Vibration Training Lowers Serum Creatine Kinase Levels in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
We aimed to describe the effects of whole body vibration training on serum creatine kinase and motor function in two brothers with Duch...
Cardiopulmonary response during whole-body vibration training in patients with severe COPD.
Several studies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have shown that whole-body vibration training (WBVT) has ...
Changes in muscle cross-sectional area, muscle force, and jump performance during 6 weeks of progressive whole-body vibration combined with progressive, high intensity resistance training.
OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that progressive whole-body vibration (WBV) superimposed to progressive high intensity resistance training ...