Evidence for an additional effect of whole-body vibration above resistive exercise alone in preventing bone loss during prolonged bed-rest
Prior work suggests that the addition of whole-body vibration to high-load resistive exercise (RVE) may be more effective in preventing...
Differential atrophy of the postero-lateral hip and thigh musculature during 60-days bed-rest and the effect of two different countermeasure exercises
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Data from previous bed-rest studies have demonstrated that the muscle groups of the thigh most susceptible to atrophy duri...
Changes in joint angle, muscle-tendon complex length, muscle contractile tissue displacement, and modulation of EMG activity during acute whole-body vibration
It has been suggested that vibration causes small changes in muscle length, but to the best of our knowledge, these have yet to be demo...
Prevention of bone loss during 56 days of strict bed rest by side-alternating resistive vibration exercise
Bed rest is a recognized model for muscle atrophy and bone loss in space flight and in clinical medicine. We hypothesized that whole bo...
Vibration as an exercise modality: how it may work, and what its potential might be
Whilst exposure to vibration is traditionally regarded as perilous, recent research has focussed on potential benefits. Here, the physi...
Mit Schüttelplatten zur optimalen Badi-Figur
Wie sich die Kombination von Kraft und Ausdauer mittels neuer Trainingsformen erreichen lässt, zeigen Forscher der ETH und der Uni Zürich unter Studienleiter Marco Toigo. Diese setzen in ihren Studien die Galileo-Vibrationsplatte ein.
Handheld vibration effects shoulder motion
We explored effects of handheld vibration on glenohumeral motion in competitive overhead-throwing athletes. We used a randomized, blind...
EMG activity during whole body vibration: motion artifacts or stretch reflexes
The validity of electromyographic (EMG) data recorded during whole body vibration (WBV) is controversial. Some authors ascribed a major...
Voluntary activation of the ankle plantar flexors following whole-body vibration
This study investigated the effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) on the voluntary activation of the ankle plantar flexors. Twelve healt...
Acute whole-body vibration elicits post-activation potentiation.
Whole-body vibration (WBV) leads to a rapid increase in intra-muscular temperature and enhances muscle power. The power-enhancing effec...