RESEARCH STUDIES
With the growing awareness of Whole Body Vibration training, many scientists from around the world are performing experiments to see if using vibrating machines or partaking in vibration training or therapy is actually of any use.
Below are some examples of research studies and papers that outline the health benefits from the use of Whole Body Vibration technology.
Arthritis
- Natural Treatment for Arthritis with Whole Body Vibration
- Effect of whole body vibration exercise on muscle strength and proprioception in females with knee osteoarthritis
- Influence of Whole Body Vibration Platform Frequency on Neuromuscular Performance of Community-Dwelling Older Adults
- Whole body vibration compared to conventional physiotherap in patients with gonarthrosis: a protocol for a randomized, controlled study
- Does Acute Whole Body Vibration Training Improve Physical Performance for People with Knee Osteoarthritis?
- Whole-Body Vibration Compared To Traditional Physical Therapy In Individuals With Total Knee Arthroplasty
Blood Circulation
- Metabolic And Cardiovascular
- Whole-body vibration exercise leads to alterations in muscle blood volume
- The effect of whole body vibration on lower extremity skin blood flow in normal subjects
- Whole-body vibration dosage alters leg blood flow
- Effects of Multidirectional Vibrations Delivered in a Horizontal Position on Blood Microcirculation in Laboratory Animals
- Vibration exercise machines improve your lymphatic health
Bone Density
- Anabolism – Low mechanical signals strengthen long bones
- Adaptive responses of human skeletal muscle to vibration exposure
- Effect of 4-month vertical whole body vibration on performance and balance
- Effect of 6 Month Whole Body Vibration on Hip Density Muscle Strength and Postural Control in Postmenopausal Women
- Estrogen and Bone-Muscle Strength and Mass Relationships
- Prevention of Postmenopausal Bone Loss by a Low-Magnitude,
High-Frequency Mechanical Stimuli A Clinical Trial - Assessing Compliance Efficacy and Safety
- The anabolic activity of bone tissue, suppressed by disuse, is normalized by brief exposure to extremely low-magnitude mechanical stimuli
- The effect of weight bearing exercise with low frequency whole body vibration on lumbosacral proprioception
- Transmissibility of 15-Hertz to 35-Hertz Vibrations to the Human Hip and Lumbar Spine
- Whole Body Vibration effect on spinal cord injury
- Low-frequency vibratory exercise reduces the risk of bone fracture more than walking
- Whole-body vibration can reduce calciuria induced by high protein intakes and may counteract bone resorption: A preliminary study
- Low-level mechanical vibrations can influence bone resorption and bone formation in the growing skeleton
- Effect of whole-body vibration on reduction of bone loss and fall prevention in postmenopausal women
Cerebral Palsy
- Vibration Intervention to Improve Bone and Muscle in Children with Cerebral Palsy
- Whole-body vibration training compared with resistance training: effect on spasticity, muscle strength and motor performance in adults with cerebral palsy.
- Preliminary results on the mobility after whole body vibration in immobilized children and adolescents
- Whole-body vibration training for people with cerebral palsy
- Vibration treatment in cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled pilot study
- Vibration Intervention to Improve Bone and Muscle in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Fall Prevention
- Controlled Whole Body Vibrations to decrease fall risk and improve related quality of life in elderly
- Controlled Whole Body Vibrations Improve Health Related Quality Of Life In Elderly Patients
- Vibration therapy improves walk, balance in elderly
- Controlled whole body vibration to decrease fall risk and improve health-related quality of life of nursing home residents
Fibromyalgia
- Use of Vibration Assisted Exercise in Fibromyalgia Patients
- Whole Body Vibration as Fibromyalgia Treatment
- Six weeks of whole-body vibration exercise improves pain and fatigue in women with fibromyalgia
- Improving balance in fibromyalgia using whole-body vibration
- Effective fibromyalgia treatment with whole body vibration
- Fibromyalgia and Whole Body Vibrations
- Safety and Effectiveness of Vibration Massage by Deep Oscillations: A Prospective Observational Study (Fibromyalgia Syndrome)
Fitness
- Acute changes in neuromuscular excitability after exhaustive whole body vibration exercise as compared to exhaustion by squatting exercise
- Acute Effects Of Whole-Body Vibration On Muscle Activity Strength & Power
- Whole-Body Vibration and the Prevention and Treatment of Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness
- Acute physiological effects of exhaustive WBV exercise in man
- The effects of Whole Body Vibration
- Human Responses to Vibration Therapy
- Whole body vibration exercise are vibrations good for you
- Whole Body Vibration vs. Walking
- Vibrating Machines Make a Comeback
- Vibration Platforms May ‘ʹShake Up’ʹ Warm‑Ups for Softball Players
- Improvement in Forward Head Posture, Cervical Lordosis, and Pulmonary Function with Chiropractic Care, Anterior Head Weighting and Whole Body Vibration
- Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Posture and Kinesthetic Perception
- Enhanced myofiber recruitment during exhaustive squatting performed as whole-body vibration exercise
- Balance Training and Exercise in Geriatric Patients
- Effect of 4-month vertical whole body vibration on performance and balance
- Effect of vibration exposure on muscular performance and body balance
- Effect of whole-body vibration exercise and muscle strengthening, balance, and walking exercises on walking ability in the elderly
- Effect On Muscles Of Mechanical Vibrations Produced By The Galileo 2000 In Combination With Physical Therapy In Treating Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Effects of whole body vibration training on postural control in older individuals: A 1 year randomized controlled trial
- Suppressive mechanism of gastric motility by whole-body vibration
- The Feasibility Of Whole Body Vibration In Institutionalized Elderly Persons And Its Influence On Muscle Performance, Balance And Mobility
- Whole-Body Vibration Exercise In The Elderly People
- Whole-body-vibration training increases knee-extension strength and speed of movement in older women
- Effect of 6 Month Whole Body Vibration on Hip Density Muscle Strength and Postural Control in Postmenopausal Women
- Effects of vibration and resistance training on neuromuscular and hormonal measures
- Hormonal responses to whole-body vibration in men
- Suppressive mechanism of gastric motility by whole-body vibration
- Effects of whole body vibration on hormonal & functional indices in patients with multiple sclerosis
- Effects of whole-body vibration in patients with multiple sclerosis
- How can Whole Body Vibration Exercise Help with Taming MS Symptoms?
- MS and WBV: A Promising Combination.
- Effects of whole-body vibration in patients with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study
- Whole Body Vibration Therapy in Participants With MS Related Balance Deficits
- Effect of whole body vibration stimulus and voluntary contraction on motoneuron pool
- Motor rehabilitation of spinal cord dysfunction by means of whole body vibration
- Neuromuscular Responses To Two Whole-Body Vibration
- Short-term Effects on WBV on Postural Control in Unilateral Chronic Stroke Patients
- The effects of whole body vibration on reflex-induced standing in persons with chronic and acute spinal cord injury
- US Dept. of Health & Human Services – Agency For Health Care Research and Quality – Technical Brief: Whole Body Vibration Therapy for Osteoporosis
- Effect of 6-month whole body vibration training on hip density, muscle strength, and postural control in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled pilot study
- Effect of whole-body vibration exercise on lumbar bone mineral density, bone turnover, and chronic back pain in post-menopausal osteoporotic women treated with alendronate
- Low-Level, High-Frequency Mechanical Signals Enhance Musculoskeletal Development of Young Women With Low BMD
- Whole body vibration exercise: are vibrations good for you?
- Effect of 6-month whole body vibration training on hip density, muscle strength, and postural control in postmenopausal women
- Whole-Body Vibration for Osteoporosis
- Reversing Osteoporosis Naturally With Whole Body Vibration
- Low-frequency vibratory exercise reduces the risk of bone fracture more than walking
- Whole Body Vibration for Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention
- Whole-body vibration as potential intervention for people with low bone mineral density and osteoporosis
- Is High-Vibration Exercise Safe for Patients With Osteoporosis?
- High-Frequency Vibration Training Increases Muscle Power in Postmenopausal Women
- Vibration exercise makes your muscles and bones stronger: fact or fiction?
- Effects of whole body vibration therapy on main outcome measures for chronic non-specific low back pain: A single-blind randomized controlled trial
- Acute & Residual Effects of Vibratory Stimulation on Explosive Strength in Elite and Amateur Athletes
- Acute effects of whole-body vibration on muscle activity, strength, and power
- Comparing the Effects of Different Whole Body Vibration Intensities on Vertical Jump Performance
- Effect of 4-month vertical whole body vibration on performance and balance
- Effect Of Knee Flexion Angle On Neuromuscular
- Effect of vibration exposure on muscular performance and body balance
- Effect of Whole-Body-Vibration on Muscular Performance, Balance & Bone
- Effects on leg muscular performance from whole-body vibration exercise
- Electromyographic response during whole-body vibrations of different frequencies with progressive external loads
- Electromyography Activity of Vastus Lateralis Muscle During Whole-Body Vibrations of Different Frequencies
- Improving strength and postural control in young skiers: whole-body vibration versus equivalent resistance training
- Influence of vibration frequency amplitude and external load
- Influence of vibration on mechanical power and electromyogram activity in human arm flexor muscles
- Oxygen uptake during whole-body vibration exercise comparison with squatting as a slow voluntary movement.
- Oxygen uptake in whole-body vibration exercise
- Strength increase after whole-body vibration compared with resistance training
- The assessment of vibromyographical signals in the time and frequency domains during a fatigue protocol
- The effects of a whole-body vibration program on muscle performance and flexibility in female athletes
- Vibration Training Versus Equivalent Power Training For Young Skiers Effects On Strength
- Vibrations and their applications in sport
- Whole-body-vibration-induced increase in leg muscle activity during different squat exercises.
- Will Whole-Body Vibration Training Help Increase The Range Of Motion Of The Hamstrings?
- Vibration Therapy in Management of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
- Effects of whole-body vibration after eccentric exercise on muscle soreness and muscle strength recovery
- Medicinal EMFs: Harnessing Electric and Magnetic Fields for Healing and Healt
- Molecular pathways mediating mechanical signaling in bone
- New Trend in Fitness, Wellness and Healing
- OSU Researchers to Shake-Up Hip Replacement Therapy
- Power Plate Stimulates Recovery After ACL Rupture
- Preliminary results on the mobility after whole body vibration in immobilized children and adolescents
- Short-Term Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Postural Control in Unilateral Chronic Stroke Patients: Preliminary Evidence
- The effect of weight bearing exercise with low frequency whole body vibration on lumbosacral proprioception