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...
Effect of prolonged bed rest on the anterior hip muscles
Prolonged bed rest and inactivity is known to cause muscular atrophy with previous research indicating that muscles involved in joint s...
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...
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...
Age-Related Changes in Physical Function in Community-Dwelling People Aged 50-79 Years
We aimed to obtain the mean values for physical function tests in healthy community-dwelling people aged 50-79 years and to compare the...
The effects of whole-body vibration training in aging adults: a systematic review
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Whole-body vibration (WBV), has become increasingly popular as a form of exercise training. WBV involves the ap...
The effect of whole body vibration exposure on muscle or bone morphology and function in older adults: A systematic review of the literature
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of whole body vibration (WBV), a novel exercise modality, on mus...