High-frequency vibration training increases muscle power in postmenopausal women
OBJECTIVE: To test whether training on a high-frequency (28Hz) vibrating platform improves muscle power and bone characteristics in pos...
Short-term effects of whole-body vibration on postural control in unilateral chronic stroke patients: preliminary evidence
The short-term effects of whole-body vibration as a novel method of somatosensory stimulation on postural control were investigated in ...
Controlled Whole Body Vibration to decrease Fall Risk and improve health-related Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effects of whole body vibration in the elderly.
DESIGN:
Randomized controlled trial.
SETTING:
Nursin...
Reproducibility of the jumping mechanography as a test of mechanical power output in physically competent adult and elderly subjects
OBJECTIVES: To compare the reproducibility of the newly developed jumping mechanography with other physical tests. DESIGN: Study 1: Rep...
Safety of Whole-Body Vibration Exercise for Heart Transplant Recipients
Purpose: The benefits of whole-body vibration exercise (WBV) have not yet been recognized in heart transplant recipients although these...
Oxygen uptake in whole-body vibration exercise: influence of vibration frequency, amplitude, and external load
Vibration exercise (VbX) is a new type of physical training to increase muscle power. The present study was designed to assess the infl...
Acute changes in neuromuscular excitability after exhaustive whole body vibration exercise as compared to exhaustion by squatting exercise
The effects of hard squatting exercise with (VbX+) and without (VbX-) vibration on neuromuscular function were tested in 19 healthy you...
