One of the most common questions we hear is "What's the difference between Pivotal vibration and Lineal vibrations?". Well, this should give you a good idea. Pivotal (seesaw or oscillation) vibration is good for fitness and therapy of the entire body, while Lineal (vertical vibration)...
Runge M, Rehfeld G, Resnicek E. Aerpah-Klinik Esslingen, Germany. RungeEsslingen@t-online.de Objective measures of gait and balance which meet the criteria of reliability and validity are required as a basis for exercise regimens. We established reference values of clinically relevant locomotor and balance performances for geriatric patients....
Our body naturally creates new bone cells and expels the old ones. When this process is out of balance, osteoporosis occurs. Our bones become less dense. We can bring this process into balance and protect our bone health. Resistance exercise is always recommended to increase bone...
Just stand or sit on it. The machine does all the work. All you do is stand on the platform in a variety of positions that target specific body parts. And though they’re low impact vibrations, you will feel it working immediately, burning calories, relieving pain and...
Iwamoto J, Takeda T, Sato Y, Uzawa M. Department of Sports Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. jiwamoto@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp BACKGROUND AND AIMS Exercise may enhance the effect of alendronate on bone mineral density (BMD) and reduce chronic back pain in elderly women with osteoporosis. The aim...
Kawanabe K, Kawashima A, Sashimoto I, Takeda T, Sato Y, Iwamoto J. Kawashima Orthopaedic Clinic, Chiba, Japan. The present study was conducted to determine the beneficial effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise in addition to muscle strengthening, balance, and walking exercises on the walking ability in...
Whole Body Vibration Studies Learn about studies of the physiologic effects of whole body vibration exercise on young and older people, nursing home residents, geriatric patients, postmenopausal women and the elderly. Physiologic effects include changes in oxygen uptake, gait, posture, body balance and bone mineral density. A...
Whole body vibration From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Whole body vibration (WBV) refers to the transmission to the human body of low frequency environmental vibration in the range of 0.5 to 80 Hz through a broad contact area, such as the feet when standing, the buttocks when...
Bruyere O, Wuidart MA, Di Palma E, Gourlay M, Ethgen O, Richy F, Reginster JY. WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, Liege, Belgium. olivier.bruyere@ulg.ac.be OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of whole body vibration in the elderly. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Nursing home. PARTICIPANTS Forty-two elderly volunteers. INTERVENTIONS Six-week vibration intervention...