This presentation is a review I put together for www.Kinetica-Sports.com on the pro's and con's of whole body vibration training. I believe it's certainly an exciting area, albeit one which unfortunately is prone to the usual fitness "fads" and exaggerated claims especially regarding weight loss / body fat loss.

1. Good Vibrations !!!

2. Nasa Astronauts, celebrity athletes

3. What’s The Concept?

11. How Good’s The Evidence?

12. Can it help improve sports performance?

14. Chronic Strength/Power Improvements Improved maximal and repeated jump height after 10 days of WBV (Bosco et al, 1998, Biol Sport, 15: 157- 164)

18. Can it help with rehabilitation?

20. Rubin et al !

23. Can it help improve our health?

26. Can It Help With Spinal Cord Injury? Can reflex standing can be induced in persons with spinal cord injury? We have induced the effect in four persons with SCI, with time-since-injury ranging from 6 months to 17 years. WBV represents an alternative to fitness gained through functional stimulation (FES) and/or treadmill walking with partial weight support. (Gianutsos et al. The Effects of WBV on Reflex Induced Standing in Persons with Chronic and Acute Spinal Cord Injury. The 3 rd Mediterranean Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaation, Athens, Greece, September 4-7, 2000)

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