Irisin in response to acute and chronic whole-body vibration exercise in humans.
OBJECTIVE: Irisin is a recently identified myokine, suggested to mediate the beneficial effects of exercise by inducing browning of whi...
Vibration therapy tolerated in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy: a pilot study.
BACKGROUND: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive muscular dystrophy. Clinical management primarily involves rehabilitat...
Effects of whole-body vibration therapy on body functions and structures, activity, and participation poststroke: a systematic review.
BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration (WBV) has gained increasing popularity in rehabilitation. Recent studies have investigated the applica...
Jump power and force have distinct associations with cortical bone parameters: findings from a population enriched by individuals with high bone mass.
CONTEXT: Little is known of the relationships between muscle function and bone, based on the recently developed technique of jumping me...
Muscle atrophy, pain, and damage in bed rest reduced by resistive (vibration) exercise.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a short-duration (5-6 min, 3 d.wk) resistive exercise program with (R...
Whole body vibration training – improving balance control and muscle endurance.
Exercise combined with whole body vibration (WBV) is becoming increasingly popular, although additional effects of WBV in comparison to...
Effect of a combination of whole body vibration exercise and squat training on body balance, muscle power, and walking ability in the elderly.
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to clarify the beneficial effect of whole body vibration (WBV) exercise plus squat training...
Feasibility of whole-body vibration training in nursing home residents with low physical function: a pilot study.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Whole-body vibration (WBV) training may offer an efficient option to improve physical performance of nursing home ...
Does progressive resistance and balance exercise reduce falls in residential aged care? Randomized controlled trial protocol for the SUNBEAM program
Introduction: Falls are common among older adults. It is reported that approximately 60% of residents of aged care facilities fall each...
Untersuchungen zur Optimierung des körperlichen Trainings bei Frauen mit postmenopausal verminderter Knochendichte
Hintergrund: Der Erhalt von neuromuskularen Funktionen und einer tragfahigen
Knochenmasse bei alteren Menschen wird immer wichtiger, be...
