WHOLE BODY VIBRATION
RESEARCH AND ARTICLES

Bone Density

• Transmissibility of 15 Hertz to 35 Hertz Vibrations to the Human Hip and Lumbar Spine: Determining the Physiologic Feasibility of Delivering Low-Level Anabolic Mechanical Stimuli to Skeletal Regions at Greatest Risk of Fracture Because of Osteoporosis

Cerebral Palsy

• How whole-body vibration technology is shaking up current thinking on excercise prescriptions for CP and post-stroke patients.
• Whole-body vibration training compared with resistance training: effect on spasticity, muscle strength and motor performance in adults with cerebral palsy
• Vibration Intervention to Improve Bone and Muscle in Children With Cerebral Palsy
  (Study results still to be published)
• Rashid Hospital Patients to Benefit from Advanced Vibration Technology
• High-frequency, low-magnitude vibrations suppress the number of blood vessels per muscle fiber in mouse soleus muscle

Hormonal Response

• The effects of vibration on human performance and hormonal profile.

Multiple Sclerosis

• MS and WBV: A Promising Combination.
• Effects of whole body vibration in patients with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study.

NASA

• A new treatment under study by NASA-funded doctors could reverse bone loss experienced by astronauts in space.
• Vibrational Inhibition of Bone Erosion - A Low-Intensity Mechanical Countermeasure to Prohibit Osteoporosis in Astronauts During Long-Term Spaceflight (VIBE).

Parkinson's Disease

• Haas, Christian T., Stephan Turbanski, Kirn Kessler and Dietmar Schmidtbleicher. The effects of random whole-body-vibration on motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease. NeuroRehabilitation 21, 2006: 29–36.
• Turbanski S, Haas CT, Schmidtbleicher D, Friedrich A, Duisberg P. Effects of random whole-body vibration on postural control in Parkinson's disease. Research in Sports Medicine, 2005, Jul - Sep, Vol. 13, No. 3, pg. 243-56.

Performance Enhancement

• Cardinale M. & Lim J. (2003).
  Electromyography Activity of Vastus Lateralis Muscle During Whole-Body Vibrations of Different Frequencies. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 17(3), 621–624.
• Torvinen S. Kannus P., Sievänen H., Järvinen T.A.H., Pasanen M., Kontulainen S., Järvinen T.L.N., Järvinen M., Oja P. & Vuori I. (2002). Effect of vibration exposure on muscular performance and body balance. Randomized cross-over study. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 22, 145-152.
• New trends in training science The use of vibrations for enhancing performance
• Do 3,000 knee bends in 60 seconds

Stroke

• One session of whole body vibration increases voluntary muscle strength transiently in patients with stroke.
• Short-Term Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Postural Control in Unilateral Chronic Stroke Patients: Preliminary Evidence.