OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether whole-body vibration training could improve standing balance and muscle s...
Feasibility, compliance, and efficacy of a randomized controlled trial using vibration in pre-pubertal children.
OBJECTIVE: Interventions utilizing vibration may increase bone mass and size which may reduce forearm fractures in children. This rando...
Muscle anatomy and dynamic muscle function in osteogenesis imperfecta type I.
CONTEXT: Results of previous studies suggested that children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type I have a muscle for...
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...
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...
Effect of vibration versus suspension therapy on balance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy
Most cerebral palsy children have deficits in balance, co-ordination, and gait throughout
childhood and adulthood. So, it is essential ...
Effect of whole-body vibration therapy on health-related physical fitness in children and adolescents with disabilities: a systematic review.
PURPOSE: To summarize the current literature regarding the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) therapy on the health-related physica...
Effect of whole-body vibration on muscle strength and balance in diplegic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration training on muscle strength and balance in ...
Whole-body vibration training in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy.
INTRODUCTION: Whole-body-vibration training is used to improve muscle strength and function and might therefore constitute a potential ...