Medysky et al., “WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION TRAINING TO PREVENT WEIGHT GAIN IN COLLEGE STUDENTS.”
“Our study is the first to show that whole-body vibration may be just as effective as exercise at combatting some of the negative consequences of obesity and diabetes.”
Newman, “Can Whole-Body Vibration Stave off Obesity and Diabetes?”
“Overall, the vibration plate group lost the highest percentage of weight with an average loss of 11% of their body weight in the first six months and maintained a 10.5% loss after a year compared to a 7% initial body weight loss in the diet and conventional exercise group, which maintained a 6.9% loss.”
]]>McKee, “Acute Effects of Whole Body Vibration and Vertical Jump Height.”
“Based on the findings of this study, it is reasonable to conclude that VbX alone may be used as an alternative warm-up modality for maximal sprint performance over 40 m and multiple sprint performances over 40 m.”
Moddie et al., “Efficacy of Vibration Exercise as a Warm-up Modality for Overground Sprinting.”
]]>Once you’ve started your Whole Body Vibration Plate Machine and and have adjusted the speed to your liking, stand flat-footed on the platform to start. Next, you’ll want to stand slowly on the tips of your toes and then rock back to the heels of your feet. Repeat this as often as necessary — generally 5-10 minutes a day will do.
Another position you can try to help with varicose veins is to stand on your vibe machine and slowly bend your knees until the vibration feels more intense in your legs. Hold this position for 40 seconds then stand up straight. Repeat this movement several times. Generally, it’s recommended that you keep your feet closer together to avoid the more strenuous activity of supporting yourself with your feet farther apart.
Source: Varicose Veins and Whole Body Vibration Plate Machines
]]>According to WebMD, injury to your jaw, the joint, or the muscles of your head and neck can lead to TMD. Grinding or clenching your teeth, movement of the soft cushion or disc between the ball and socket of the joint, arthritis and stress can also lead to TMD.
Whole Body Vibration can reduce or even cure problems of headaches, clicking jaws, and joint pain around the jaw. Stand on the vibration machine with your feet in a comfortable position. Place the palms of your hands just under the hinged point of your jaw. You’ll be able to feel the vibration go through your arms and hands and into the soft tissue and ligaments.
Source: How Using Vibration Plate Machines Can Help With Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
]]>“While it is vital to health for the adrenals to secret more cortisol in response to stress, it is also very important that bodily functions and cortisol levels return to normal following a stressful event. Unfortunately, in our current high-stress culture, the stress response is activated so often that the body does not always have a chance to return to normal.”
“Cortisol and Adrenal Function | Dr. James Wilson’s AdrenalFatigue.org.”
]]>Rogan et al., “Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Proxies of Muscle Strength in Old Adults.”
“It can be concluded that implementation of 6-week WBV training in routine practice in volleyball and beach volleyball players increases leg strength more and leads to greater improvement in jump performance than traditional strength training, but greater improvements can be expected in beach volleyball players than in volleyball players.”
“This study shows that a combination of WBV and power exercise could impact neural adaptation and leads to greater fast force capacity than power exercise alone in male players.”
“The results of the present study suggest that a cable-pulley resistance system on a vibration platform channels the vibration safely from the platform to the arms and induces additional muscle activation in some arm muscles when biceps curl exercises are performed.”
]]>Jaret, “Exercise for Healthy Skin.”
“Exercise actually supports the production of collagen,” says Amy Dixon, a Los Angeles–based exercise physiologist and celebrity trainer. “The boost in this protein helps to keep your skin firm, supple, and elastic.”
“The Beauty Benefits of Exercise.”
“Probably the best cure for cellulite is exercise. Toning exercises such as lunges and squats help tone the muscles and reduce fat on the body. Ballet-inspired workouts using a barre are excellent for toning and lengthening the muscles. Keep a healthy body weight, too: Yo-yo dieting can loosen the skin and make you prone to cellulite.”
Sutton, “Say Goodbye to Cellulite.”
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]]>“Just before going to bed, for discomfort in your calves lie on the floor face-up with your calves up on the platform or for upper leg discomfort sit on the platform facing outwards with legs spread wide, for 5-10 minutes. Set a speed which is relaxing. For most people that’s right in the middle of the speed range. Then crawl into bed for a restful sleep. If you should wake up with uneasy legs in the middle of the night, repeat the above and go right back to sleep!”
]]>“The results of the RTC’s reviewed that Whole Body Vibration therapy does positively affect the motor skills of those who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.”
]]>Simply put, Osteoporosis is a wakening and thinning of bone density. When you use Whole Body Vibration, you’re stimulating the osteoblasts in the bone that speed up the production of bone mineral, therefore increasing bone density.
In fact, research from the Department of Veterans Affairs Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (2009) has shown that biomechanical stimulation while using a Whole Body Vibration Plate Machine can produce measurable improvement in bone mineral density.
To treat Osteoporosis, simply stand on the Whole Body Vibration Machine and starting with Pre-set Program 1 for the first few days, gradually increase to the highest pre-set program. You should gradually see improved results.
]]>“While it has been proven that WBV training is good for type 2 diabetic patients as it effectively increases blood flow, decreases the weight and waist circumference and reduce the percentage of fat, it is important to check with your doctor before performing the training.”
]]>“Benefits of Whole Body Vibration Machines.”
“The benefits of vibration exercise, particularly to the lymphatic system, have been enjoyed by people from several cultures over thousands of years.”
Malinsky, “Vibration Exercise Machines Improve Your Lymphatic Health.”
]]>Whole Body Vibration increases circulation, which in turn results in less frequent attacks of gout-related joint pain. Some people no longer have the need to use medication to reduce the levels of uric acid in the blood thanks to utilizing these machines. On that note, you’ll want to consult with your physician before discontinuing use of medications.
We suggest starting with a vibration speed that’s comfortable with sessions lasting about 1-10 minutes, though speeds and duration may be increased or decreased depending on your preference.
]]>“Arturo Figueroa, M.D., PhD, an associate professor at Florida State University, published the finding in the most recent issue of Journal of Human Hypertension that suggests the machines could reduce the chances of stroke and heart attack. Vibration also improves oxygenation to the body’s tissue and boosts blood flow. In 2011, vibration exercises were shown by Figueroa and his team to decrease arterial stiffness that can lead to “hardening of the arteries” that is atherosclerosis.Women in the newest study either had high blood pressure or what is known as “prehypertension” – blood pressure that is higher than normal but has not yet reached parameters requiring treatment. When blood pressure increases more strain is put on the heart. Lack of elasticity in the blood vessels obstructs blood flow and can lead to clot formation and stroke from high blood pressure. If you’re looking for a natural way to lower your blood pressure check out your local gym or consider purchasing a vibration plate exercise machine.”
“Vibration Exercises: A New and Natural Way to Lower Your Blood Pressure | EmaxHealth.”
]]>“Based on this review, WBV has proven to have more beneficial effects on balance, stability and gait, strength, and physical and physiological properties as compared with conventional treatment (resistance training and physiotherapy)”
]]>Epperson, “The Effects of Whole Body Vibration Platform Training on Hamstring Flexibility.”
“Whole-body vibration is a suitable training method to improve knee extension maximal strength, counter-movement jump, and flexibility in a young female athlete”
“The current study shows that individualized whole-body vibration without superimposing other exercises is an effective method of acutely increasing lower back and hamstring flexibility”
]]>S, ers, and Writer, “Whole-Body Vibration Exercises Help Fibromyalgia Patients.”
“Results suggest that a 6-week traditional exercise program with supplementary WBV safely reduces pain and fatigue, whereas exercise alone fails to induce improvements.”
]]>In talking about Elderly use of Whole Body Vibration, “Based on this review, WBV has proven to have more beneficial effects on balance, stability and gait, strength, and physical and physiological properties as compared with conventional treatment (resistance training and physiotherapy)”
“An 8-week WBV-based intervention in a nursing home setting is effective in reducing fall risk factors and quality of life in nursing home residents aged 80+.”
]]>“While it has been proven that WBV training is good for type 2 diabetic patients as it effectively increases blood flow, decreases the weight and waist circumference and reduce the percentage of fat, it is important to check with your doctor before performing the training.”
]]>Furness et al., “Benefits of Whole-Body Vibration to People with COPD.”
“Whole body vibration exercise in hospitalised COPD patients did not exhibit adverse events and induced clinically significant benefits regarding exercise capacity and health-related quality of life.”
]]>“that short duration vibration alone significantly increases SBF; doubling mean SBF for a minimum of 10 minutes following intervention. The emerging therapeutic modality of WBV as a passive intervention appears to increase SBF in individuals with healthy microcirculation.”
“Five minutes of 30 Hz or 50 Hz vibration produced significant increases in SBF.”
“These findings demonstrate that patients with diabetes respond to WBV with increased SBF compared to the sham condition. The implication is that WBV is a potential nonpharmacological therapy for neurovascular complications of diabetes.”
Johnson et al., “Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Skin Blood Flow and Nitric Oxide Production.”
]]>Cerciello et al., “Clinical Applications of Vibration Therapy in Orthopaedic Practice.”
“In conclusion, the current work found a resistive vibration exercise countermeasure impeded loss of bone and muscle during 8 weeks of bed rest.”
“This study found that 6 months of high-frequency and high-magnitude WBV yielded significant benefits to the BMD of the lumbar spine in postmenopausal women, and could therefore be provided as an alternative exercise.”
“The results indicate graded whole-body vibration exposure may be effective in improving BMD by increasing bone deposition while also decreasing bone resorption. Whole-body vibration may also provide an efficient stratagem for young women to achieve peak bone mass and help stave off osteoporosis later in life and provide a novel form of physical training.”
]]>“Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis with Whole Body Vibration Therapy.”
“What a vibration trainer does is improve the patient’s blood circulation and increase the effectiveness of the lymphatic drainage system, which removes harmful toxins from the body. This will by no means cure rheumatoid arthritis, but it has been known to reduce joint pain and inflammation. Osteoarthritis can be caused by a number of factors, and if caused by calcium deposits, the condition may improve owing to increased blood flow and lymph activity, which can facilitate the re-absorption of the calcium.”
“Medical Conditions That Can Benefit From a Vibration Trainer | M.”
]]>“Based on this review, WBV has proven to have more beneficial effects on balance, stability and gait, strength, and physical and physiological properties as compared with conventional treatment”
“In the present study, the whole-body vibration exercise had positive effects on isokinetic muscular strength, and balance ability.”
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