In the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, movement with muscle strengthening and proprioceptive training plays a major role. Thi...
Whole-body vibration exercise in postmenopausal osteoporosis.
The report of the World Health Organization (WHO) of 2008 defines osteoporosis as a disease characterized by low bone mass and an incre...
Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Therapy in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Literature Review.
Objective. To review the literature on the effects of whole-body vibration therapy in patients with fibromyalgia. Design. Systematic li...
Effects of complementary whole-body vibration training in patients after lung transplantation: A randomized, controlled trial.
BACKGROUND: In recent years, some studies have shown that whole-body vibration training (WBVT) may be a beneficial training mode in pat...
Deviations of frequency and the mode of vibration of commercially available whole-body vibration training devices.
AIM: Research in the field of whole body vibration (WBV) training and the use of it in practice might be hindered by the fact that WBV...
Controlled whole-body vibration training reduces risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults.
The primary purpose of this study was to systematically examine the effects of an 8-week controlled whole-body vibration training on re...
Reduced bone strength and muscle force in women 27 years after anorexia nervosa.
CONTEXT: A substantial body of research findings indicate that muscle mass and bone mass are reduced in populations of anorexic females...
Whole-body vibration and blood flow and muscle oxygenation: a meta-analysis.
CONTEXT: The use and popularity of whole-body vibration (WBV) has increased in recent years, but there is a lack of consensus in the li...
Acute bone response to whole body vibration in healthy pre-pubertal boys.
The skeleton responds to mechanical stimulation. We wished to ascertain the magnitude and speed of the growing skeleton's response to a...
The effects of whole body vibration on mobility and balance in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVE: We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of whole-body vibration on physiologic and functional measurements in c...