According to Spanish researchers, tilt platform vibration (whole body vibration exercise therapy using a triangular oscillating platform such as the Vibetronix Whole Body Vibration exercise machine) is helpful in improving balance. The tests were done on women suffering from fibromyalgia. Loss of balance is a common symptom with fibromyalgia. Whole body vibration has been shown [...]
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Triangular oscillating whole body vibration helps improve balance in women with fibromyalgia.
October 12, 2010
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Osteoporosis: what causes it and how whole body vibration therapy can prevent and reverse it.
October 7, 2010
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Osteoporosis is becoming increasingly common. It especially plagues post-menopausal women and people who lead sedentary lives. The primary cause of osteoporosis is the leaching of calcium from the bones by the body itself. Many people’s lifestyles and diets result in their bodies being in an acidic PH rather than a balanced PH. This means that the [...]
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 [...]
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Whole body vibration exercise and osteoporosis
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 [...]