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PROPRIOCEPTION

Human postural responses to different frequency vibrations of lower leg muscles.

The feasibility of Whole Body Vibration in institutionalised elderly persons and its influence on muscle performance, balance and mobility: a randomised controlled trial

Balance training and exercise in geriatric patients

Effect of a vibration exposure on muscular performance and body balance. Randomized cross-over study.

The effect of weight-bearing exercise with low frequency, whole body vibration on lumbosacral proprioception: a pilot study on normal subjects.

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NEUROMUSCOLAR RESPONSE

Adaptive responses of human skeletal muscle to vibration exposure.

Acute physiological effects of exhaustive whole-body vibration exercise in man.

Acute changes in neuromuscular excitability after exhaustive whole body vibration exercise as compared to exhaustion by squatting exercise.

Effect of a vibration exposure on muscular performance and body balance. Randomized cross-over study.

Influence of vibration on mechanical power and electromyogram activity in human arm flexor muscles.

Effect of 8-month vertical whole body vibration on bone, muscle performance, and body balance: a randomized controlled study.

Electromyography activity of vastus lateralis muscle during whole-body vibrations of different frequencies.

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HORMONAL RESPONSE

Vibration exercise makes your muscles and bones stronger: fact or fiction?

Hormonal responses to whole-body vibration in men.

Effects of vibration and resistance training on neuromuscular and hormonal measures.

Effects of whole-body vibration exercise on the endocrine system of healthy men.

The effects of whole body vibration on humans: dangerous or advantageous?

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MAXIMUM FORCE , FORCE EXP., TONE, TROPHYSM, ELONGATION CYCLE

Vibrations and their applications in sport. A review.

Influence of vibration on mechanical power and electromyogram activity in human arm flexor muscles.

Strength increase after whole-body vibration compared with resistance training.

Comparing the performance-enhancing effects of squats on a vibration platform with conventional squats in recreationally resistance-trained men.

Acute and residual effects of vibratory stimulation on explosive strength in elite and amateur athletes.

Biological reaction to vibration--implications for sport.

Short-term effects of whole-body vibration on maximal voluntary isometric knee extensor force and rate of force rise.

Effect of four-month vertical whole body vibration on performance and balance.

Effects of whole body vibration training on muscle strength and sprint performance in sprint-trained athletes.

Comparing the performance-enhancing effects of squats on a vibration platform with conventional squats in recreationally resistance-trained men.

Strength increase after whole-body vibration compared with resistance training.

The effects of 11 weeks whole body vibration training on jump height, contractile properties and activation of human knee extensors.

Acute whole body vibration training increases vertical jump and flexibility performance in elite female field hockey players.

Effect of vibration during fatiguing resistance exercise on subsequent muscle activity during maximal voluntary isometric contractions.

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BLOOD CIRCULATION

Acute physiological responses in healthy men during whole-body vibration.

Cerebral oxygenation and blood volume responses to seated whole-body vibration.

Whole-body vibration exercise leads to alterations in muscle blood volume.

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PAIN THERAPY

Effect of paraspinal muscle vibration on position sense of the lumbosacral spine.

Treatment of chronic lower back pain with lumbar extension and whole-body vibration exercise: a randomized controlled trial.

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GERIATRICS (OSTEOPOROSIS, OSTEOPENIA, EQUILIBRIUM, ETC.)

Effect of 6-month whole body vibration training on hip density, muscle strength, and postural control in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled pilot study.

Vibration exercise makes your muscles and bones stronger: fact or fiction?

Anabolism. Low mechanical signals strengthen long bones.

The anabolic activity of bone tissue, suppressed by disuse, is normalized by brief exposure to extremely low-magnitude mechanical stimuli.

Mechanical stimulation in the form of vibration prevents postmenopausal bone loss in ovariectomized rats.

Prevention of postmenopausal bone loss by a low-magnitude, high-frequency mechanical stimuli: a clinical trial assessing compliance, efficacy, and safety.

Whole-body-vibration training increases knee-extension strength and speed of movement in older women.

Effect of 6-month whole body vibration training on hip density, muscle strength, and postural control in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled pilot study.

Transmissibility of 15-Hertz to 35-Hertz Vibrations to the Human Hip and Lumbar Spine: Determining the Physiologic Feasibility of Delivering Low-Level Anabolic Mechanical Stimuli to Skeletal Regions at Greatest Risk of Fracture Because of Osteoporosis.

High-frequency vibration training increases muscle power in postmenopausal women.

Effects of whole-body vibration in patients with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study.

Effect of 6-month whole body vibration training on hip density, muscle strength, and postural control in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled pilot study.

Whole-body-vibration training increases knee-extension strength and speed of movement in older women.

Effect of 6-month whole body vibration training on hip density, muscle strength, and postural control in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled pilot study.

Countermeasure for Disuse Osteopenia

Suppressive mechanism of gastric motility by whole body vibration

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URINARY INCONTINENCE

Effect On Muscles Of Mechanical Vibrations Produced By The Galileo 2000 In Combination With Physical Therapy In Treating Female Stress Urinary Incontinence.

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