RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Whole body vibration exercise: are vibrations good for you?
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 585
OP 589
DO 10.1136/bjsm.2005.016857
VO 39
IS 9
A1 M Cardinale
A1 J Wakeling
YR 2005
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/39/9/585.abstract
AB 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 due to the combined effects on the neuromuscular and neuroendocrine systems. Preliminary results seem to recommend vibration exercise as a therapeutic approach for sarcopenia and possibly osteoporosis. This review analyses state of the art whole body vibration exercise techniques, suggesting reasons why vibration may be an effective stimulus for human muscles and providing the rationale for future studies.