Evaluation of bone mineral density and morphology using pQCT in children after spinal cord injury.
Objective: To evaluate the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) on bone density and morphology in children using peripheral quantitative...
Bone Size and Bone Strength Are Increased in Obese Male Adolescents.
Context:Controversy exists on the effect of obesity on bone development during puberty.Objective:Our objective was to determine differe...
Whole Body Vibration Training is Osteogenic at the Spine in College-Age Men and Women.
Osteoporosis is a chronic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass which is currently challenging the American health care syste...
Vibration or Balance Training on Neuromuscular Performance in Osteopenic Women.
Maintaining neuromuscular function in older age is an important topic for aging societies, especially for older women with low bone den...
The effect of whole body vibration exposure on muscle function in children with cystic fibrosis: a pilot efficacy trial.
BACKGROUND: To examine the effects of whole body vibration (WBV) exposure on muscle function in children with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Non...
Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Muscle Architecture, Muscle Strength, and Balance in Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of whole-body vibration on lower limb muscle architecture, muscle st...
Progressive Adaptation in Physical Activity and Neuromuscular Performance during 520d Confinement.
To understand whether prolonged confinement results in reductions in physical activity and adaptation in the musculoskeletal system, si...
Do external stimuli impact the gait of children with idiopathic toe walking? A study protocol for a within-subject randomised control trial.
INTRODUCTION: Frequently, toe walking gait is the result of disease processes, trauma or neurogenic influences. Idiopathic toe walking ...
Whole body vibration therapy in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy – a prospective observational study.
OBJECTIVES: To study the tolerability of whole body vibration (WBV) exercise in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and its...
Bone strength and density via pQCT in post-menopausal osteopenic women after 9 months resistive exercise with whole body vibration or proprioceptive exercise.
OBJECTIVES: In order to better understand which training approaches are more effective for preventing bone loss in post-menopausal wome...