Alternative Trainingstechnologien zur muskuloskelettalen Prävention bei älteren Menschen. Teil II: Steigerung der Knochenfestigkeit durch Ganzkörpervibrationstraining – eine Übersicht über die aktuelle Studienlage

Abstract

Whole Body Vibration (WBV) Training represents an “alternative training technology“
which got increasingly popular in the last decade and was established in the field of
osteoporosis both for prevention and therapy. WBV-Training has the potential to reduce
the risk of fractures by two pathways, the “increase of bone strength“ and the “reduction
of the risk of falling“. The osteogenic effect of WBV was clearly demonstrated in animal studies. In contrast, the human clinical studies of WBV-Training produced rather heterogeneous results with 11 of 19 studies reporting significant positive results. The inconsistent results in human studies may be due to the use of different WBV devices and vibration training protocols. The article describes the basic effects of WBV on bone and discusses the differences of WBV-Training considering the heterogeneous study results. The aim is the identification of key factors for an osteogenic WBV-Training.