Two WBV platforms are now Canadian government approved as Class II Medical Devices. This means they can be prescribed by physicians, like drugs. No WBV platforms are approved yet in the U.S., a tremendously expensive proposition. The first device approved was the Juvent. www.juvent.com It operates at less than .3 g’s, barely perceptible to the touch. World standards exist for allowable workplace exposure to whole body vibration. High g-load amplitudes are not need to trigger the physiologic conditioning responses. We engineered the Soloflex WBV Platform to fit within these Allowable Exposure to Whole Body Vibration standards; for the safety of our customers, because I didn’t want to go into court someday and explain why we ignored them and lastly, because a terrific pounding simply has no advantage. I’ve not heard of any injuries caused by the commercial WBV platforms that operate well above these allowable limits. I hope I never do. It will restrict the entire industry.
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January 22, 2009 at 11:47 pm
This is great information and is very important for the customer to know. Thank you. Connie
January 25, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I agree! I hope it will be helpful for those researching vibration.
October 8, 2009 at 12:17 am
I think the Galieo/Vibraflex received classII DME approval in Canada last January. Powerplate got class II in the UK just last week. U.S. insurance companies do not recognize exercise as a billable therapy. There are situations where certain insurance companies will re-imburse a patient with a prescription from an MD to purchase a machine. Just make sure that your doc has the right code and clearly notes that the machine is not meant for exercise. I am currently working with a few Universities to gather the research I need to argue a solid case with proven proven results to Medicare and major insurance companies. To date I have only heard of a few instances where insurance companies have re-imbursed a patient’s WBV machine purchase. ANy one have any info about what billing code doctors can prescribe this under and what condition the patient must have for insurance to reimburse?