We get a lot questions about Whole Body Vibration. How does it work? What does it do? You could spend an eternity going through the results of a google search. But you don’t have to. We’ve compiled a list of 70 great studies and articles to help answer your questions. Here they are:
General Information
- Millionaires Royal Lifestyle Enhanced
- Idea Fitness Journal: Whole Body Vibration Training
- Consumer Review on Epinions.com
- Wobble to Wellbeing
- Whole Body Vibration May Do Muscles, Bones Good
- Sports Injury Bulletin
- Whole Body Vibration Review
- Whole Body Vibration Training: Fact or Fiction?
- Effects of Whole Body Vibration on the Skeleton and Other Organ Systems in Man and Animal Models: What We Know and What We Need to Know
- Hormonal Responses to a Single Session of Whole Body Vibration Exercise in Elderly Individuals
- Whole Body Vibration Exercise: Are Vibrations Good For You?
- Effect of 6-Month Whole Body Vibration Training on Hip Density, Muscle Strength and Postural Control in Post-Menopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
Fitness & Performance
- Increased Neuormuscular Excitability After Whole Body Vibration Exercise
- Effects of WBV on Muscle Activity, Strength and Power
- University of Miami Studies Whole Body Vibration For Muscle Development
- Effects of WBV on Performance and Balance
- Effects of WBV Exposure on Muscular Performance
- Whole Body Vibration May Help Increase in Leg Muscle Activity
- Journal of Sports Science
- Enhancement of Lower Extremity Dynamic Strength
- Electromyography Activity of Muscles During WBV
- Improving Strength and Postural Control
- Strength Increase After Whole Body Vibration Compared With Resistance Training
- Oxygen Uptake in Whole Body Vibration Exercise: Influence of Vibration Frequency, Amplitude, and External Load
- Effects on Leg Muscular Performance from Whole Body Vibration Exercise: A Systemic Review
- Influence of Vibration on Mechanical Power and Electormyogram Activity in Human Arm Flexor Muscles
- The Effects of a Whole Body Vibration Program on Muscle Performance and Flexibility in Female Athletes
- Acute and Residual Effects of Vibratory Stimulation on Explosive Strength in Elite and Amateur Athletes
- Use of Whole Body Vibration as a Mode of Warming Up Before Counter Movement Jump
- Vibration Training Increases Muscle Power in Postmenopausal Women
- Acute Changes in Neuromuscular Excitability After Exhaustive Whole Body Vibration Exercise
- Effects of 24 Weeks of Whole Body Vibration Training on Body Composition and Muscle Strength In Untrained Females
- Impact of Whole Body Vibration Training Versus Fitness Training on Muscle Strength and Muscle Mass in Older Men: A 1 Year Randomized Controlled Trial
- Whole Body Vibration Exercise: Training and Benefits
- Whole Body Vibration Induced Increase In Leg Muscle Activity During Different Squat Exercises
- Acute Physiological Effects of Exhaustive Whole-Body Vibration Exercise in Man
- Influence of Vibration on Mechanical Power and Electromyogram Activity in Human Arm Flexor Muscles
Weight Loss
- Shake Off the Fat
- Shaking Stirs Weight Loss
- Study: Vibration Exercise Slows Weight Gain
- Vibration Exercise & Weight Loss: Getting Past the Hype
Bone Health
- WBV & Resistance Training Prevent Bone Mineral Loss
- NPR: Vibrations Shown to Build Bone
- Vibratory Exercise Versus Walking
- Surgeon General Reports on Possible Benefits of Mechanical Vibration
- Musculo-Skeletal Research
- Low Level Mechanical Vibrations Can Influence Bone
- WBV Potential as Intervention for Osteoporosis
WBV For Seniors
- Muscle Performance, Balance & Mobility
- Aging Bones May Benefit From Whole Body Vibration Device
- Controlled WBV to Decrease Fall Risk and Improve Health-Related Quality of Life of Nursing Home Residents
- Whole Body Vibration Exercise in the Elderly
- Balance Training and Exercise in Geriatric Patients
- The Feasibility of Whole Body Vibration in Institutionalized Elderly Persons and Its Influence on Muscle Performance, Balance and Mobility: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Postural Steadiness in an Older Population
- High-Frequency Whole-Body Vibration Improves Balancing Ability in Elderly
- Whole-Body-Vibration Training Increases Knee-Extension Strength and Speed of Movement in Older Women
- Balance Training and Exercise in Geriatric Patients
WBV For Rehabilitation
- Oregon State University Researchers to Shake-Up Hip Replacement Therapy
- Fitness For All: Injured Athletes Are Among the Early Supporters of Whole Body Vibration
WBV For Health Conditions
- Reducing the Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis Through Alternative and Natural Ways
- Effects of Whole-Body Vibration in Patients With MS: A Pilot Study
- Whole Body Vibration Versus Conventional Physiotherapy to Improve Balance and Gait in Parkinson’s Disease
- The Effects of Random Whole-Body-Vibration on Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease
- Effects of Random Whole-Body-Vibration on Postural Control in Parkinson’s Disease
- Short-Term Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Postural Control in Unilateral Chronic Stroke Patients: Preliminary Evidence
- Vibration Intervention to Improve Bone and Muscle in Children With Cerebral Palsy
- Sarcopenia and Whole Body Vibration Training: An Overview
- Treatment of Chronic Lower Back Pain With Lumbar Extension and Whole-Body Vibration Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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