Whole Body Vibration - Scientific Studies

                                       

While the use of vibration therapy and training is a still relatively new concept to most health and fitness and medical professionals, it certainly does not suffer from lack of supportive research.

The overwhelming consistency of findings from scientific research to date on the subject is a compelling precursor to VibraTrim's potential applications and impact on this revolutionary method of training and treatment.

 

Here are examples of published science, supporting some of Whole Body Vibration technology and claims, including enhanced muscle strength, bone density, hormonal release/circulation and pain reduction. This list while being large is not exhaustive of the subject.

All exercise carries with it some element of risk. To reduce the risk, everyone, particularly those over 35 or who have known back, heart or blood pressure problems or any other medical illness or problem should be cleared by a physician before beginning any exercise program.

 

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
                   
• Acute  physiological effects of exhaustive WBV exercise in man
                   
• The  effects of Whole Body Vibration
                   
• New Trend in Fitness, Wellness and Healing
                   
• Human  Responses to Vibration Therapy
                   
• Vibration  Training - An Overview Of The Area Training Consequences And Future  Considerations
                   
• Whole  body vibration exercise are vibrations good for you
                     
                  

 

 Performance

 

                   

• 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?
                       
                     
                  

 

Blood Circulation

 

                   

• Metabolic  And Cardiovascular Responses During WBV
                   
• 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 
                  

 

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
                  

 

                    Falls 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
                  

 

Flexibility/Mobility/Balance

 

                   

• 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
                       
                     
                  

 

Hormonal Response

 

                   

• 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
                     
                  

 

Metabolism

 

                   

• Metabolic And Cardiovascular  Responses During WBV
                   
• Metabolic Study Shows Promise
                     
                  

 

Neurological Conditions

 

                   

• 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
                     
                  

 

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
                  

 

Pain Management

 

                   

• The effects of whole body  vibration on reflex-induced standing in persons with chronic and acute spinal  cord injury
                   
• The  role of paraspinal muscle spindles in lumbosacral position sense in individuals  with and without low back pain
                  

 

Multiple Sclerosis

 

                   

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

 

Parkinson’s Disease

 

                   

• The  effects of random whole-body-vibration on motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease
                   
• Effects of random whole-body vibration on postural control in  Parkinson's disease
                  

 

Medical Conditions & Rehabilitation

 

                   

• Medicinal EMFs: Harnessing Electric and Magnetic Fields for  Healing and Health
                   
• 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
                   
• Use of Vibration Assisted Exercise  in Fibromyalgia Patients
                   
• Vibration  Intervention to Improve Bone and Muscle in Children with Cerebral Palsy
                       
                       
                     
                  

 

Disclaimer: SOLOFLEX WBV is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. The studies listed here on this page are provided for general information only. These independent studies reference the years of research into vibration therapy and training and their research is independent of the VibraTrim. The FDA has not evaluated these studies. Most of these studies are listed on the National Center for Biotechnology Information website.