Scientific Studies
Osteoporosis
Gilsanz, Vicente, Tishya AL Wren, Monique Sanchez, Frederick Dorey, Stefan Judex, and Clinton Rubin. “Low-Level, High-Frequency Mechanical Signals Enhance Musculoskeletal Development of Young Women With Low BMD.” Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Vol. 21, No. 9, 2006.
Rubin, Clinton, Stefan Judex, Yi-Xian Qin. “Low-level mechanical signals and their potential as a non-pharmacological intervention for osteoporosis.” Age and Ageing. 2006; 35-S2: ii32–ii36.
Barry, Patrick L. Good Vibrations: “A New Treatment Under Study by NASA-funded Doctors Could Reverse Bone Loss Experienced by Astronauts in Space.” Science @ NASA Web site, Nov. 2, 2001.
Bosco, C., R. Colli, E. Introini, M. Cardinale, M. Iacovelli’, J. Tihanyi, S.P. von Duvillard, A. Viru.”Adaptive Responses of Human Skeletal Muscle to Vibration Exposure.” Clinical Physiology, Vol. 19, No. 2, Feb. 1999, pg. 183.
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Tihanyi, T.K., M. Horváth, G. Fazekas, T. Hortobágyi and J. Tihanyi. “One session of whole body vibration increases voluntary muscle strength transiently in patients with stroke.” Clinical Rehabilitation 2007. Vol. 21: 782–793.
Semler, O.; O. Fricke, K. Vezyroglou, C. Stark, A. Stabrey, E. Schoenau. “Results of a prospective pilot trial on mobility after whole body vibration in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta.” Clinical Rehabilitation. May 2008; 22(5):387-94.
Melnyk M.; B. Kofler, M. Faist, M. Hodapp, A. Gollhofer. “Effect of a Whole-Body Vibration Session on Knee Stability.” International Journal of Sports Medicine. 2008 Apr 9.
Moezy, Azar; Gholamreza Olyaei, Mohammadreza Hadian, Mohammad Razi, and Soghrat Faghihzadeh. “A Comparative Study of Whole Body Vibration Training and Conventional Training on Knee Proprioception and Postural Stability after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction” British Journal of Sports Medicine. Online: 2008 Jan. 8.