Whole-body vibration (WBV) involves standing on a machine with a flat plate which tilts slightly around an axle and sends vibrations through the entire body. The aim for the person standing on the machine is to keep the head and body steady and upright. In this way the person exercises all the muscles that keep the body in this position. The amount of time spent on the machine varies but even s...

305 Received September 11, 2013; revised and accepted November 26, 2013. Published online December 14, 2013; doi: 10.1620/tjem.231.305. Correspondence: Changho Song, P.T., Ph.D., Department of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University, 26-21 Gongneung 2-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-742, Republic of Korea. e-mail: [email protected] Whole-Body Vibration Training Improves Balance, Muscle Strength and Glyc...

The aim of this study was to investigate and to compare the effect of 24 weeks "whole body vibration" training and fitness training on body composition and on muscle strength. Forty-eight untrained females (21.3 +/- 2.0 yr) participated in the study. The whole body vibration group (N = 18) performed unloaded static and dynamic exercises on a vibration platform (35 - 40 Hz, 2.5 - 5.0 mm; Power P...

This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of a 12 month whole body vibration training program on postural control in healthy older adults. Two hundred and twenty people were randomly assigned to a whole body vibration group (n=94), a fitness group (n=60) or a control group (n=66). The whole body vibration and fitness groups trained three times a week for 1 year. The vibration gr...

The report of the World Health Organization (WHO) of 2008 defines osteoporosis as a disease characterized by low bone mass and an increased risk of fracture. Postmenopausal osteoporosis is connected to the decrease in estrogens concentration as a result of malfunction of endocrine ovarian function. Low estrogens concentration causes increase in bone demineralization and results in osteoporosis....

The whole body vibration from the seat and foot board was measured during ten years from 11 different snowmobiles to evaluate the exposure and the need for technical improvements. In a questionnaire more than half of the drivers had back pains but only a few of them considered the whole body vibration as a health hazard. However in the literature there is often comments on spinal injuries relat...

Whole body vibration (WBV) has been linked to lower back disorders (LBD’s). The purpose of this study is to determine whether crane operators are exposed to whole body vibration (WBV). If exposure exists then, do they exceed a current consensus standard. This information will be used to determine whether WBV should become a larger discussion item when purchasing cranes and or rebuilding. This i...