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

J Rittweger - European journal of applied physiology, 2010 - Springer
Whilst exposure to vibration is traditionally regarded as perilous, recent research has
focussed on potential benefits. Here, the physical principles of forced oscillations are …

Whole body vibration exercise: are vibrations good for you?

M Cardinale, J Wakeling - British journal of sports medicine, 2005 - bjsm.bmj.com
Whole body vibration has been recently proposed as an exercise intervention because of its
potential for increasing force generating capacity in the lower limbs. Its recent popularity is …

Vibration exercise: the potential benefits

DJ Cochrane - International journal of sports medicine, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
The aim of this review was to examine the physiological effects of vibration exercise (VbX),
including the cardiovascular indices and to elucidate its potential use for those with …

The influence of vibration type, frequency, body position and additional load on the neuromuscular activity during whole body vibration

R Ritzmann, A Gollhofer, A Kramer - European journal of applied …, 2013 - Springer
This study aimed to assess the influence of different whole body vibration (WBV)
determinants on the electromyographic (EMG) activity during WBV in order to identify those …

Acute changes in neuromuscular excitability after exhaustive whole body vibration exercise as compared to exhaustion by squatting exercise

J Rittweger, M Mutschelknauss… - Clinical physiology and …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of hard squatting exercise with (VbX+) and without (VbX−) vibration on
neuromuscular function were tested in 19 healthy young volunteers. Before and after the …

Treatment of chronic lower back pain with lumbar extension and whole-body vibration exercise: a randomized controlled trial

J Rittweger, K Just, K Kautzsch, P Reeg, D Felsenberg - 2002 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A randomized controlled trial with a 6-month follow-up period was conducted.
Objective. To compare lumbar extension exercise and whole-body vibration exercise for …

Effects of 24 weeks of whole body vibration training on body composition and muscle strength in untrained females

M Roelants, C Delecluse, M Goris… - … journal of sports …, 2004 - thieme-connect.com
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 …

Effects of whole body vibration training on cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle strength in older individuals (a 1-year randomised controlled trial)

ACG Bogaerts, C Delecluse, AL Claessens… - Age and …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background: whole body vibration (WBV) training appears to be an efficient alternative for
conventional resistance training in older individuals. So far, no data exist about the vibratory …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of whole body vibration training on body composition, skeletal muscle strength, and cardiovascular health

SY Park, WM Son, OS Kwon - Journal of exercise rehabilitation, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Whole body vibration training (WBVT) has been used as a supplement to conventional
exercise training such as resistance exercise training to improve skeletal muscle strength …

Whole‐body vibration dosage alters leg blood flow

N Lythgo, P Eser, P De Groot… - Clinical physiology and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of whole‐body vibration dosage on leg blood flow was investigated. Nine healthy
young adult males completed a set of 14 random vibration and non‐vibration exercise bouts …