Whole Body Vibration Treatments in Postmenopausal Women Can Improve Bone Mineral Density

Whole body vibration was shown to produce significant BMD improvements on the hip and spine when compared to no intervention.

Effects of whole body vibration exercises on bone mineral density of women with postmenopausal osteoporosis without medications

Literature review on the effect of whole body vibration exercise in the BMD in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis without medications. The r...

Whole-body vibration training and bone health in postmenopausal women

WBV is an effective method to improve lumbar spine BMD in postmenopausal and older women and to enhance femoral neck BMD in postmenopausal women yo...

Whole body vibration improves symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy

WBV is effective for reducing DPN-associated pain over a two- and four-week interval. This was the first study to demonstrate this using a sham vib...

Whole body vibration therapy for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A pilot study

The primary outcome measures were changes in the visual analog pain scale (VAS) and changes in the neuropathic pain scale (NPS). WBV demonstrated a...

Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Skin Blood Flow and Nitric Oxide Production

These findings demonstrate that patients with diabetes respond to WBV with increased SBF compared to the sham condition. The implication is that WB...

Effects of whole-body vibration therapy on perception thresholds of type 2 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy: a randomized controlled trial

Our findings suggest that whole-body vibration training can improve vibration perception threshold of type 2 diabetic patients with peripheral neur...

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Flexibility and Stiffness

A combination of published data shows that acceleration is the best metric to predict the effectiveness of WBV for improving flexibility and muscle...

Effects of Whole-body Vibration Therapy on Knee Osteoarthritis

The aim of this study was to assess the effects and safety of whole-body vibration on pain, stiffness, physical function, and muscle strength in pa...

A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial 2022

In a new study, published in The Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, a joint Brazilian and Spanish research team utilized Power Plate® to...