Whole body vibration therapy efficiently treats Parkinson’s disease

January 6, 2010 No comments

The following article was recently published regarding using whole body vibration therapy as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease:

A novel non-traditional physical therapy method is available for advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients that do not respond well to medications such as L-dopamine. Scientists from the Sun Life Financial Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation Centre from Ontario, Canada have shown that short term whole body vibration therapy significantly improves the clinical symptoms (loss of gait, tremors and akinesia) of PD patients. In this clinical study, a sample population of 40 PD patients were subject to intensive therapy for a few weeks using a Physioacoustic Chair, an sophisticated device containing speakers that are strategically placed throughout the chair in order to deliver programmed low frequency sound waves throughout the body of the patient.
This study is remarkable in the sense that acoustic therapy had a significant impact on the well being and quality of life of PD patients. In brief, the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), gait assessments and upper limb control tests showed significant improvements on gait stability and posture, increased stepping time and speed on the peg-board task, a significant decrease in tremors and less rigidity in PD patients receiving whole body vibration therapy compared to a control group that received no therapy. More importantly, this study showed that whole body vibration therapy may also be applied to PD patients that do not respond well to L-dopamine medication or deep brain stimulation, a complicated risky surgery that involves delivering mild electrical shocks to the brain via implanted electrodes. The latter technique is used as a last resort to stabilize tremors and rigidity in PD patients.

Whole body acoustic stimulation vs. conventional physical therapy for treating PD

Before this study, another previous study conducted about a year ago showed that whole vibration therapy is even more effective in reversing many of the clinical symptoms of PD patients compared to conventional physical therapy. Specifically, this particular study showed that whole body vibration therapy improved equilibrium and gait four weeks after undergoing an intensive three week regimen consisting of 15 minutes a day for five days a week.
Remarkably, this study quantitatively also suggests that whole body vibration therapy is more efficient (25% more efficient) than conventional physical therapy for partially reversing clinical symptoms in PD patients that do not respond well to L-dopamine. It will be interesting to know whether a combined therapy that uses both whole body and conventional intervention techniques has an additive/ synergistic positive effect in reversing clinical PD symptoms compared to single treatment intervention.

Brief background on whole body vibration therapy.

The technology used for conventional physical therapeutic interventions of PD patients have included the use of treadmills, different optical and acoustic devices, balance/ gait training devices and low impact exercise machines. On the other hand, the concept and practice of whole body vibration therapy is not novel since this technique has been used by athletes as part of a routine exercise to loose weight, improve muscle tone and increase muscle strength.
Whole body vibration therapy was initially postulated and developed by Jean Martin Charcot, who also developed a vibration chair many decades ago! There are currently a few devices currently in the market that have been tweaked and redesigned with from other existing prototypes. Some of the most well known whole body vibrational devices are sold by xxxx and is used for many applications including relaxation therapy, strength training and muscle toning, and for physical therapy.

The machine looks like a typical workout machine with arm rests, a bottom platform, and a console that allows a user to program a variety of amplitude and frequency settings (18-28 Hz). Once a patient stands on top of the platform and grabs the arm rests, he/she may receive a short session of either low frequency sound waves that allow for muscle relaxation while higher amplitude and frequency settings is used for increasing muscle tone and contraction.
Whole body vibration therapy has also been used in the past to treat patients affected by neuromuscular debilitating and neurodegenerative disorders such as multiple sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, Huntington’s chorea, and other movement disorders. It is not known how whole body acoustic therapy works in Parkinson’s disease patients but it is believed that high vibrational frequencies help to partially restore some of the sensory perception (proprioception) that is lost during the progression of the disease and is also used to enhance muscle coordination, a physical trait that is lost during the progression of PD. Finally, high frequency sound waves delivered via physicoacoustic devices has been shown to improve blood flow, electrical conductivity and metabolism of muscle tissue.

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Whole body vibration on Tyra Banks show – volunteer loses 1lb in 10 minutes!

April 30, 2010 4 comments

Tyra Banks demonstrates whole body vibration on her show with a volunteer.

She weighed the volunteer before and after…. after just 10 minutes of whole body vibration she had lost a pound! Check it out!

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Whole Body Vibration Machine on The Doctors with Fran Drescher

April 30, 2010 15 comments

Whole Body Vibration was featured on a very special episode of daytime television’s new hit The Doctors. On the show FBE demonstrates how their popular Whole Body Vibration Machines burn calories, strengthen bone, build muscle, improve posture, etc. etc. Fran Drescher was a special guest on this episode. Watch her vibrate!

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Whole body vibration exercise and osteoporosis

July 21, 2010 No comments

Many studies have been conducted to investigate whether osteoporosis can be prevented or even reversed using whole body vibration therapy.

The general consensus is that whole body vibration exercise does increase bone mass density and it also lowers mineral reabsorption by the body.

Medical studies tend to express their findings in a very conservative manner – similar to the way that financial advisors express themselves. There are few absolute claims and many disclaimers. This is understandable given the litigious nature of our society.The result is that much of what is known about the effect of whole body vibration exercise is as a result of anecdotal case histories which have been publicized either in journals or on the internet.

While claims regarding whole body vibration exercise are often grossly exaggerated, there is some substance to some – one being the claim that this technology helps as a therapy for osteoporosis.

This article is not intended to be a medical commentary or definitive finding. It is based on some common sense observations and numerous testimonials. It explores the reasons thatwhole body vibration exercise is beneficial in building bone mass density and leads to the obvious conclusion that it is a beneficial therapy for osteoporosis.

Firstly, whole body vibration exercise was originally developed to assist Russian athletes to increase muscle strength. After being used for this purpose, Russian scientists observed that it had an effect on bone mass density. This led to it being used by Russian cosmonauts to combat the loss of both bone mass density and muscle mass experienced after prolonged exposure to zero gravity conditions.

Shortly after the iron curtain fell, the technology made its way to Europe and then to North America.The basic logic behind the claims that whole body vibration exercise is beneficial to the body, particularly the skeletal structure and muscles is fairly simple.

The vibratory action causes a muscle stretch reflex. The body simply reacts to the vibratory stimulation in an effort to maintain balance. This muscle stretch reflex exerts some stress on the bone. The bone reacts by increasing density as a strengthening mechanism.

Whole body vibration creates the same reaction that caused by resistance exercise – only vastly accelerated. Because the rate is accelerated, the effects are also accelerated. This is the basis of the claim that 10 minutes of whole body vibration exercise produces the equivalent result as 60 minutes of regular exercise.

If walking and resistance exercise is helpful in the prevention and reversal of osteoporosis, then by deduction it can been seen that whole body vibration exercise has the same effect. Only quicker.

As with any exercise, consistency and frequency is key to obtaining and maintaining results. Because of the accelerated muscle action stimulated by whole body vibration exercise, sometimes the expectation is unrealistic. Although it is only necessary to spend 10 minutes a day using whole body vibration, it is necessary to do this on a daily basis at least 5 or 6 times per week if you wish to see significant and lasting results.

General increase in flexibility, mobility and balance should begin to be seen after a few weeks of use. Increase in bone mass density has been reported after 6 – 8 weeks of use. However it is advisable to think in terms of months and years rather than days and weeks. Exercise of any kind is a lifestyle and not a short term therapy.

For further information including downloadable studies and testimonials, please visit the sites:

http://wholebodyvibrationsystem.com

http://vibetronix.com

copyright: Jackie Cooper 2010

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WBV studies

May 16, 2009 No comments

“Whole Body Vibration Studies”

Check out the studies below showing the effects of whole body vibration when measured in controlled experiments:

Study Investigate and compare the effects of 24 weeks of Whole Body Vibration Exercise (WBVE) and Fitness Training on body compostion and muscle strength:

Results a significant strength gain both exercise groups compared with a control group. WBVE group increased their strength by 7-25%?Roelents et al (2004b)

Study: Investigate and compare the effects of 24 weeks of WBVE and Fitness Training on knee extension strength, speed of movement and countermovement jump performance

Results: ?static and dynamic knee extensor strength increased significantly as did speed of movement and jump height for both groups. Changes were observable after 12 weeks of training.?Roelents et al (2004a)

Study:
Investigate the effects of 2 weeks of WBVE

Results:
Increase in muscle strength among the WBV group of 28%. Salvarani et al (2003)

Study Investigate and compare the effects of 24 weeks of WBVE and Fitness Training on knee rmovement jump performance.

Results Static and dynamic knee extensor strength increased significantly as did speed of movement and jump height for both groups. Changes were observable after 12 weeks of training. Roelents et al (2004a)

Study: Investigate the effects of 2 weeks of WBVE

Results: Increase in muscle strength among the WBV group of 28%. Salvarani et al (2003)

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US Olympic ski and snowboard teams use whole body vibration

January 4, 2010 No comments

According to Fox Business, the US Ski and Snowboard teams are using whole body vibration exercise as part of their training regime for the 2010 Olympics.

Troy Flanagan, Director of Sport Science for the teams says that they will be using whole body vibration platforms in the warm up area at the base of the race hill at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. They’ll be using this technology to warm up immediately prior to their races.

Flanagan believes that this will be an important factor in their success.

“We find the machine incredibly useful for waking up the neurological system and applying loads through the body that we just can’t get from traditional weight training.“

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NASA and whole body vibration exercise therapy.

August 9, 2010 No comments

Good Vibrations

(article published in NASA Science News)

A new treatment under study by NASA-funded doctors could reverse bone loss experienced by astronauts in space.

November 2, 2001: ”Use it or lose it.”

The familiar mantra of fitness buffs applies as much in space as it does on Earth — perhaps more so. The bones and muscles of astronauts, freed from the familiar strains of gravity, can weaken alarmingly. Muscles atrophy relatively quickly, while bones lose mass during prolonged exposures to weightlessness.

Reducing muscle atrophy requires exercise — and lots of it. Astronauts in space spend about two hours each day working out with the aid ofexotic devicesthat rely on springs, elastic, and harnesses to provide resistance and mimic body weight.

Unfortunately, such “countermeasures” have not solved the problem of muscle or bone loss. It’s an ongoing problem for astronauts — and for researchers!

Above: The proper type and amount of exercise is a key to maintaining muscles and cardiovascular fitness in space. But the workouts astronauts have tried so far haven’t yet solved the problem of bone or muscle loss. Image courtesy Johnson Space Center.

But now, perhaps, there could be a solution — at least for bones: NASA-funded scientists suggest that astronauts might prevent bone loss by standing on a lightly vibrating plate for 10 to 20 minutes each day. Held down with the aid of elastic straps, the astronauts could keep working on other tasks while they vibrate.

The same therapy, they say, might eventually be used to treat some of the millions of people who suffer from bone loss, called osteoporosis, here on Earth.

“The vibrations are very slight,” notes Stefan Judex, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, who worked on the research. The plate vibrates at 90 Hz (1 Hz = 1 cycle per second), with each brief oscillation imparting an acceleration equivalent to one-third of Earth’s gravity. “If you touch the plate with your finger, you can feel a very slight vibration,” he added. “If you watch the plate, you cannot see any vibration at all.”

Although the vibrations are subtle they have had a profound effect on bone loss in laboratory animals such as turkeys, sheep, and rats.

Left:Vibration plates such as this one were used for experiments on bone loss involving turkeys, sheep, and rats. Pictured with the turkey is researcher Dr. Clinton Rubin. Photo credit: Cary Wolinsky. This image originally appeared in a National Geographic feature article “Surviving in Space.”

In one study (published in the October 2001 issue ofThe FASEB Journal), only 10 minutes per day of vibration therapy promoted near-normal rates of bone formation in rats thatwere prevented from bearing weight on their hind limbs during the rest of the day. Another group of rats that had their hind legs suspended all day exhibited severely depressed bone formation rates — down by 92% — while rats that spent 10 minutes per day bearing weight, but without the vibration treatment, still had reduced bone formation — 61% less.
These results show that the vibration treatment maintained normal bone formation rates, while brief weight bearing did not.

Clinton Rubin, a professor of biomedical engineering at SUNY Stony Brook and principal investigator for the study, cautions that more experiments are required before scientists can be sure that vibration therapy is effective for people. “Animals are different than humans,” he notes. And even among humans there are important variables, like nutrition and genetic make-up. What works for post-menopausal women (who often suffer from osteoporosis) might not work for astronauts in space.

In a recent “Phase I/II” clinical trial of vibration therapy, researchers applied the treatment to 60 post-menopausal women. Studies using adolescent girls with very low bone density and children with cerebral palsy are also underway.

“The early results from the research with post-menopausal women are very encouraging — but they are preliminary. To determine efficacy, we will need a larger scale clinical trial that runs for a longer period of time,” Rubin says.

A broader “Phase III” clinical trial is currently being organized, which will provide a strong indication of the treatment’s effectiveness for the general population of osteoporosis sufferers.

Right: The primary weight-bearing bones — highlighted here in purple — are also the ones most susceptible to weakening in space. Picture fromHuman Physiology in Space, a curriculum supplement for secondary schools. (Lujan and White)

Whether astronauts would benefit from a vibration-plate regimen is a question that can only be fully answered by conducting experiments in space, Rubin says. Such tests have been proposed, but none are scheduled yet.

Rubin hopes that future experiments will reveal not only whether vibration therapy works, but also why. It’s a bit of a puzzle because the treatment doesn’t comfortably fit within the framework of conventional wisdom: Currently, most bone researchers believe that the stresses placed on bones by, e.g., bearing weight or strong physical exertion, signal the bone-building cells through some unknown chemical trigger to fortify bones. According to this thinking, the remedy for bone loss in space should be exercises that duplicate stresses on our muscles and skeletons experienced during a daily and active life on Earth.

Unfortunately, without the pull of gravity it is very difficult, if not impossible, to duplicate loads routinely experienced by our muscles and bones on Earth. The regimen of exercise that astronauts perform in space has shown some promise as a countermeasure, but not enough to protect long-voyaging astronauts from injury or bone fracture when they are re-exposed to gravity — either here on Earth or on some other planet.

Rubin suggests that perhaps it’s not only a few, large stresses placed on the skeleton that signal bone formation, but also many smaller, high-frequency vibrations applied to bones by flexing muscles during common activities such as standing or walking.

Muscles may appear to pull steadily and constantly when flexing — like the pull of a stretched spring. But muscle contraction is more complex than that. Individual muscle cells in most skeletal muscles can’t provide a sustained pull — they can only apply a quick “twitch.” To create a constant pull, the brain activates groups of muscle cells within a muscle (called “motor units”) in a rapid, repeating pattern.

Above: The interior of bones isn’t completely solid. Instead, it consists of a web of mineral filaments — called “trabeculae” — and cells (not shown in this micrograph). These trabeculae provide structural rigidity while minimizing weight, like the steel cross-members in a crane or a highway sign. Image courtesyNASA Quest .

You can feel these subtle patterns by squatting and resting your hands on your thighs — the slight trembling of your thigh muscles is the sequential contraction of the muscles’ motor units. The frequency of such contraction ranges between 10 and 100 Hz. In comparison, the experiment with rats used a 90 Hz vibration, and the experiments with humans are using 30 Hz vibrations.

“Our hypothesis is that a key regulator of bone mass and morphology are the mechanical stimuli that come out of muscle contractions,” Rubin says. “So instead of these big, intensive deformations of bone, it’s basically lots and lots of little ones [that provide a major stimulus for bone growth].”

“While exercise in space may generate some of these signals, we believe that microgravity essentially extinguishes these signals during the great majority of the day, as postural activity is [markedly reduced compared to here on Earth],” he says. “The vibration treatment generates a much larger signal in this frequency range, and we believe that 10 minutes per day of this higher frequency signal is sufficient to provide a maintenance signal to bone.”

Above: When future astronauts return to Earth after a long voyage to Mars and back — all in reduced or zero gravity — they will need strong bones to once again stride across their home planet. Vibration therapy might be the key. Painting by Pat Rawlings.

“This is a real departure from the accepted theory of how mechanical signals control bone, and it is certainly controversial,” Rubin says.

Nevertheless, it might work. Good vibrations — unexpected and controversial — could be the key to healthy bones on Earth and beyond.

Editor’s note: Exercises in space using devices that mimic body weight and exert stress on the musculoskeletal system have not yet succeeded in eliminating muscle and bone loss. However, caution researchers, the type, intensity and duration of exercise that humans perform here on Earth has not yet been duplicated in space.

Web Links

NASA’s Office of Physical and Biological Research – tackling puzzles like osteoporosis through space research.

Subscribers to the FASEB Journal can read Dr. Clinton’s original researchhere.

“Good Vibrations” May Prevent Bone Loss in Space – NASA press release about the research featured in this article.

Space Bones – Science@NASA article: Weightlessness sure looks like a lot of fun, but prolonged exposure to zero-G in space can have some negative side effects — like the weakening of human bones!

Gravity Hurts (So Good)– Science@NASA article: Strange things can happen to the human body when people venture into space — and the familiar pull of gravity vanishes.

Dr. Clinton Rubin — Professor, Chair of Department of Biomedical Engineering. SUNY Stony Brook.

National Space Biomedical Research Institute– home page.

Q&A about osteoporosis– from the American Medical Women’s Association

Bone Loss research group– webpage for the division of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute studying bone loss in space. Also has links to other divisions of NSBRI that deal with different medical issues related to space travel.

Prevention of Bone Loss During Manned Space Flight– information about the Vanderbilt University research discussed in this article.

Sub-regional Assessment of Bone Loss– fact sheet for an experiment on bone loss conducted on the International Space Station during Expedition Two. Information on this experiment from NASA’s Johnson Space Center can also be found here .

Medical benefits of NASA research on bone loss– information on how research to solve the mystery of bone loss in space helps to advance the treatment of osteoporosis.

A Boon for Bone Research– a medical tool for measuring bone stiffness without using radiation was developed for researching bone loss in space, but it is also proving useful for diagnosing bone loss here on the ground.

Calcium Kinetics During Spaceflight– technical information about how calcium is regulated in the body, both on the ground and in space. From NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

Bone Function– from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.

Investigation of bone growth in space– from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.

Biotechnology research in microgravity– from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

More links on osteoporosis– from the National Aging Information Center

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More wbv studies

May 22, 2009 No comments

Studies showing the benefits of whole body vibration exercise

Here are some abstracts from independent studies conducted on the effects of whole body vibration exercise on humans. To view these studies, please click on the link. Either the file will automatically download or it will open another link window. Click on that link and the file should automatically download to your computer. If you have any trouble, please let us know using the comment section below, or email us.

Acute physical effects of wbv

Adaptive responses of skeletal muscle to wbv

Overview of studies of long term wbv exercise

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Effect of wbv on performance and balance

Effect of wbv on muscular performance, balance and bone

Effect of wbv on incontinence

Hormonal responses to wbv in men

Influence of wbv on mechanical behaviour of skeletal muscle

Treatment of chronic lower back pain with wbv

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International journal of sports medicine study

Comparison of strength increase after wbv / resistance training

University of Texas – Medical Branch study

Harnessing electric and magnetic fields for healing and health

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Lymphedema relieved by whole body vibration

February 22, 2010 No comments

Hello,

I appreciate your quick and thoughtful answer to my questions.

Now to tell you what I have experienced myself… I have Lymphedema of the lower extremities. I have had this condition since surgery for cancer in 1988. I have had to be on a Lympha-press machine for 6-8 hours everyday of my life for 20 years! It pumps the fluid/toxins out of my legs into my kidneys but not very effectively.

Now…. 12 short days of my WBV I have not had to use my pump at all. You HEARD correctly… NOT ONCE!

I have used it for an hour 2 times while watching football but did not have to…. I wanted to. It gives a massage of sorts and I figured it wouldn’t hurt me.

I started out the first day with 15 minutes two times that day. The swelling in my feet & legs went down quite a bit.

My digestion improved considerably and I felt like a million bucks! The 3rd or 4th day I did 20 minutes twice a day.

Now the machine I’m using has a programable feature which takes a break after 25 seconds then 35 and works like that up to 120 seconds then it stops. The time from start to finish on the total body workout feature is 7 minutes but that is counting the breaks. I do that 3 times or that program & 2 or 3 others that work the same way. The actual time of the workout counting all breaks is about 30-40 minutes.

I do not just stand there on the machine. I vary the positions and do a work out of sorts. One foot on, then the other in a lunge position, hands on with feet off the machine while bending over or on my knees with arms on the machine… and many more.

I over did it one day and needed a nap. lol but other than that one time I have not had any problems or issues.

I sleep better at night. Have more energy all day long. I am happier. Have more time to live since I am not spending as much time on the Lympa-press machine. All in all I think it is the best thing I have ever done for me.

I noticed after about 1 week that my body is changing shape, or I should say getting a shape. lol

I noticed today that my jeans are getting baggy in the butt and legs. I got on the scale after 12 days of this amazing machine and I have lost 7 lbs.

I am going to take your advice and not do this more than twice per day but starting my day with the first 30 minutes (20 of vibration) and then another 10 minutes after dinner instead of a walk is what the plan is.

Feel free to pass my story on to others. If this thing continues to help me I will be screaming it from the highest mountain to every Lympedema patient in the world.

In addition to Lymphedema I am currently about 55 lbs overweight and ironically I am a 55 year old female.

I was 62 lbs overweight 12 days ago! I have a long way to go but I am having fun and it is working.

If you want I will keep you in the loop of my progress. Let me know.

Thanks for your answers,
Deb

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An Interesting New Workout Tool: WBV

July 29, 2009 No comments

by Dr. Michael Day, D.C. | Vital Living | 07.28.09 |
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |

A new craze has been sweeping the health, fitness, and wellness industry. Whole Body Vibration (WBV) consists of vibrating platforms that move in multiple directions to stimulate muscle activity and bone strength. Many wellness centers and fitness centers in Long Beach have included WBV into their programs. Personally the rehabilitation results I have seen for myself and my patients speak volumes (see below for local centers that offer WBV).

Not just another fad, there are numerous research publications showing positive results with:

* Postmenopausal women bone density
* Muscle and joint proprioception or “balance”
* Joint injury
* Hormone levels such as Growth Hormone

Whole body vibration was explored by Russian scientist Vladimir Nazarov, who tested vibration on astronauts in an effort to decrease the loss of muscle and bone mass in space. He observed a substantial increase in flexibility and strength after the application of vibrations in the athletes he studied (Kunnemeyer & Smidtbleicher, 1997)

Vital Living
Dr. Michael Day, D.C., is a holistic chiropractor and exercise physiologist at the Advanced Wellness Center. He finds joy in his work each day giving hope and help to those with complicated health needs. He has shadowed with some of the top wellness and sports doctors in the country and is excited to bring these unique views on health to Long Beach.

Day has worked professional surfing, triathlon, and roller derby events. He is an avid surfer, outdoorsman, and drummer. He currently lives with his wife Lael in Belmont Shore.

References

(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.)
(Bosco, C., et al. “Hormonal Responses to Whole-Body Vibration in Men.” European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2000, pg. 449-454.)

http://www.lbpost.com/michael/6113

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