Rehabilitation

Cardinale M. & Pope M.H. (2003). The effects of whole body vibration on humans: dangerous or advantageous? Acta Physiologica Hungarica. 90(3). 195-206.

Iwamoto J., Takeda T., Sato Y. & Uzawa M. (2005). Effect of whole-body vibration exercise on lumbar bone mineral density, bone turnover, and chronic back pain in post-menopausal osteoporotic women treated with alendronate. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 17(2). 157-163.

Dickerson D.A., Sander E.A. & Nauman E.A. (2008). Modeling the mechanical consequences of vibratory loading in the vertebral body: microscale effects. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 7(3). 191-202.

Bakhitiary A.H., Safavi-Farokhi Z. & Aminian-Far A. (2007). Influence of vibration on delayed onset of muscle soreness following eccentric exercise. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 41(3). 145-148.

Moezy A., Olavaei G., Hadian M., Razi M. & Faghihzadeh S. (2008). A comparative study of whole body vibration training and conventional training on knee proprioception and postural stability after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 42(5). 373-378.

Schuhfried O., Mittermaier C., Jovanovic T., Pieber K. & Paternostro-Sluga T. (2005). Effects of whole-body vibration in patients with multiple sclerosis:a pilot study. Clinical Rehabilitation. 19(8). 834-842.

Semmler O., Fricke O., Vezyroglou K., Stark C., Stabrey A. & Schoenau E. (2008). Results of a prospective pilot trial on mobility after whole body vibration in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta. Clinical Rehabilitation. 22(5). 387-394.

Tihanyi T.K., Horvath M., Fazekas G., Hortobagyi T. & Tihanyi J. (2007). One session of whole body vibration increases voluntary muscle strength transiently in patients with stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation. 21(9). 782-793.

Saggini R., Vecchiet J., Iezzi S., Racciatti D., Affaitati G., Bellomo R.G. & Pizzigallo E. (2006). Submaximal aerobic exercise with mechanical vibrations improves the functional status of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Europa Medocophysica. 42(2). 97-102.

Blottner D., Salanova M., Puttmann B., Schiffl G., Felsenberg D., Buehring B. & Rittweger J. (2006). Human skeletal muscle structure and function preserved by vibration muscle exercise following 55 days of bed rest. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 97(3). 261-271.

Mulder E.R., Stegeman D.F., Gerrits K.H., Paalman M.I., Rittweger J., Felsenberg D. & de Haan D. (2006). Strength, size and activation of knee extensors followed during 8 weeks of horizontal bed rest and the influence of a countermeasure. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 97(6) 706-715.

Melchiorri G., Andreoli A., Padua E., Sorge R. & De Lorenzo A. (2008). Use of vibration exercise in spinal cord injury patients who regularly practise sport. Functional Neurology. 22(3). 151-154.

Hopkins T., Pak J.O., Robertshaw A.E., Feland J.B., Hunter I. & Gage M. (2008). Whole body vibration and dynamic restraint. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 29(5). 424-428.

Melnyk M., Kofler B., Faist M., Hodapp M. & Gollhofer A. (2008). Effect of a whole-body vibration session on knee stability. International Journal of Sports Medicine. [Epub ahead of print].

Rittweger J., Belavy D., Hunek P., Gast U., Boerst H., Feilcke B., Armbrecht G., Mulder E., Schubert H., Richardson C., de Haan A., Stegeman D.F., Schiessl H. & Felsenberg D. (2006). Highly demanding resistive vibration exercise program is tolerated during 56 days of strict bed-rest. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 27(7). 553-559.

Mulder E.R., Gerrits K.H., Kleine B.U., Rittweger J., Felsenberg D., de Haan A. & Stegeman D.F. (2007). High-density surface emg study on time course of central nervous and peripheral neuromuscular changes during 8 weeks of bed rest with or without resistave vibration exercise. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. [Epub ahead of print].

Ahlborg L., Andersson C., Julin P. (2006). Whole-body vibration training compared with resistance training: effect on spasticity, muscle strength and motor performance in adults with cerebral palsy. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 38(5). 302-308.

Haas C.T., Turbanski S., Kessler K. & Schmidtbleicher D. (2006). The effects of random whole-body-vibration on motor symptoms in parkinson's disease. Neurorehabilitation. 21(1). 29-36.

¬Belavy D.L., Hides J.A., Wilson S.J., Stanton W., Dimeo F.C., Rittweger J., Felsenberg J. & Richardson C.A. (2008). Resistive simulated weightbearing exercise with whole body vibration reduces lumbar spine deconditioning in bed-rest. Spine. 1;33(5). 121-131.

Rittweger J., Just K., Kautzsch K., Reeg P. & Felsenberg D. (2002). Treatment of chronic lower back pain with lumbar extension and whole-body vibration exercise: a randomized controlled trial. Spine. 1;27(17). 1829-1834.

Van Nes I.J., Latour H., Schils F., Meijer R., van Kujik A. & Geurts A.C. (2006). Long-term effects of 6 week whole body vibration on balance recovery and activities of daily living in the postacute phase of stroke: a randomized, controlled trial. Stroke. 37(9). 2331-2335.

Fontana T.L., Richardson C.A. & Stanton W.R. (2005). The effect of weight-bearing exercise with low-frequency, whole body vibration on lumbosacral proprioception: a pilot study on normal subjects. The Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 51(4). 259-263.

van den Tillar R. (2006). Will whole-body vibration training help increase the range of motion of the hamstrings? Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 20(1). 192-196.