Vibration as an exercise modality: how it may work, and what its potential might be

Rittweger, Jörn

doi:10.1007/s00421-009-1303-3

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“…First, the gentle vibrations help stimulate muscles and ligaments to increase blood circulation. Second, the vibrations serve as a sensory distraction, disrupting pain signals that are constantly traveling from the body to the brain and replacing them with gentle, massaging sensations [49] Best of all, with vibration therapy, there is no feeling of electric shock commonly associated with TENS units [50]. Vibration therapy and circulation treatment is an effective, although it is simple methods of physiotherapy [51].…”

Section: Vibration Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-Conventional Pain Management for Sickle Cell Disease

Al-Jafar¹

2017

Ann Hematol Oncol

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Sickle cell disease is a congenital blood disorder affecting hemoglobin molecule. It leads to a rigid, sickle like shape red blood cell. Most people with sickle cell disease have severe painful episodes called vaso-occlusive crises. However, the frequency, severity, and duration of these crises vary tremendously. The pain is classified into two types, nociception pain which is intact peripheral or central nervous system and neuropathic pain which is initiated by dysfunction of the peripheral or central nervous system. Despite the pain being the most common complication of sickle cell disease, there is a lack of novel pain treatments. Pain killers including opioid have continued to be the main stay of therapy over the past several decades. A non-conventional treatments for pain were applied effectively to avoid the serious systemic side effects of the pharmaceutical pain killers.

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Section: Vibration Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-Conventional Pain Management for Sickle Cell Disease

Al-Jafar¹

2017

Ann Hematol Oncol

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“…This period of time is too short to produce changes in body fat or muscle mass. The stimulation produced by WBVT seems to be insufficient to bring about a high metabolic load and a reduction of fat mass (21). Furthermore, the results suggest that the total volume of vibration training (18 sessions) was too short to modify muscle mass.…”

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Effect of 6 weeks of whole body vibration training on total and segmental body composition in healthy young adults

Rubio-Arias

Esteban

Martínez

et al. 2015

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

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The applied use of new technologies to enhance performance and improve health has been increasing. Initially, whole body vibration training (WBVT) was used as system to improve elite athlete performance. However, this is also used to improve body composition, especially there is a great attention on the effectiveness of WBVT to reduce fat and body weight, with a potential increase in muscle tissue. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 6-week vibration-training program on total and segmental body composition in a group of physically healthy participants. The final study sample included 64 healthy young adults. Subjects were randomly allocated into the control group (CG: n = 26; 16 males and 10 females) and the experimental group (EG WBVT : n = 38; 19 males and 19 females). The program lasted six weeks with a frequency of three sessions per week and each session varied in intensity. There were not found statistically significant differences in any of the body composition variables analysed. This study suggests that a six-week vibration-training program with an increasing intensity (7.2 g-32.6 g) in healthy young adults that are not overweight did not alter total and segmental body composition.

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“…The Galileo Advanced (Novotec Medical GmbH, Pforzheim, Germany) oscillates up and down between 5 and 30 Hz around a central axis, producing a seesaw vibration [18]. This platform causes one leg to go up while the other goes down.…”

Section: Whole Body Vibration Platformsmentioning

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In vivo measurements of the effect of whole body vibration on spinal loads

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Purpose It is assumed that whole body vibration (WBV) improves muscle strength, bone density, blood flow and mobility and is therefore used in wide ranges such as to improve fitness and prevent osteoporosis and back pain. It is expected that WBV produces large forces on the spine, which poses a potential risk factor for the health of the spine. Therefore, the aim of the study was to measure the effect of various vibration frequencies, amplitudes, device types and body positions on the loads acting on a lumbar vertebral body replacement (VBR). Methods Three patients suffering from a fractured lumbar vertebral body were treated using a telemeterized VBR. The implant loads were measured during WBV while the patients stood on devices with vertically and seesawinduced vibration. Frequencies between 5 and 50 Hz and amplitudes of 1, 2 and 4 mm were tested. The patients stood with their knees straight, slightly bent, or bent at 60°. In addition, they stood on their forefeet. Results The peak resultant forces on the implant increased due to vibration by an average of 24 % relative to the forces induced without vibration. The average increase of the peak implant force was 27 % for vertically induced vibration and 15 % for seesaw vibration. The forces were higher when the legs were straight than when the knees were bent. Both the vibration frequency and the amplitude had only a minor effect on the measured forces. Conclusions The force increase due to WBV is caused by an activation of the trunk muscles and by the acceleration forces. The forces produced during WBV are usually lower than those produced during walking. Therefore, the absolute magnitude of the forces produced during WBV should not be harmful, even for people with osteoporosis.

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Vibration as an exercise modality: how it may work, and what its potential might be

Cited by 650 publications

References 247 publications

Non-Conventional Pain Management for Sickle Cell Disease

Non-Conventional Pain Management for Sickle Cell Disease

Effect of 6 weeks of whole body vibration training on total and segmental body composition in healthy young adults

In vivo measurements of the effect of whole body vibration on spinal loads

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