Clinical studies for the application area muscle and bone
Here you will find all clinical studies, listed by date of last update. This category currently includes 1214 entries.
Literature (1214)
Research Studies (2023)
Between-scanner differences in measures of bone and body composition can obscure or exaggerate physiological differences in multi-site studies or the magnitude of changes in longitudinal studies. We conducted weiter...
Author: O Breasail M, Janha R, Zengin A, Pearse C, Jarjou L, Prentice A, Ward KA
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2023; (): 1-11, PMID: 36859609
GID: 5931; Last update: 13.03.2023
Research Studies (2023)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effect of whole-body vibration training on lower limb motor function in children with cerebral palsy in randomized-controlled trials (RCTs). METHOD weiter...
Author: Cai X, Qian G, Cai S, Wang F, Da Y, Ossowski Z
Source: PLoS One, 2023; 18(3): e0282604, PMID: 36897858
GID: 5933; Last update: 13.03.2023
Research Studies (2015)
Neurocognitive responses to a single session of static squats with whole body vibration.
The purpose of this study was to determine if the head accelerations using a common whole body vibration (WBV) exercise protocol acutely reduced neurocognition in healthy subjects. Second, we investigated dif weiter...
Author: Amonette WE, Boyle M, Psarakis MB, Barker J, Dupler TL, Ott SD
Source: J Strength Cond Res, 2015; 29(1): 96-100, PMID: 25536489
GID: 5929; Last update: 28.02.2023
Research Studies (2022)
INTRODUCTION: Older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can have low bone mineral density (BMD) with concurrent vascular calcification. Mineral accrual by the growing skeleton may protect young people wi weiter...
Author: Lalayiannis AD, Crabtree NJ, Ferro CJ, Wheeler DC, Duncan ND, Smith C, Popoola J, Varvara A, Mitsioni A, Kaur A, Sinha MD, Biassoni L, McGuirk SP, Mortensen KH, Milford DV, Long J, Leonard MD, Fewtrell M, Shroff R
Source: Kidney Int Rep, 2022; 8(2): 265-273, PMID: 36815116
GID: 5921; Last update: 27.02.2023
Research Studies (2023)
We determined if skeletal muscle extracellular matrix (ECM) content and remodeling markers adapted with resistance training or were associated with hypertrophic outcomes. Thirty-eight untrained males (21+/-3 weiter...
Author: Godwin JS, Sexton CL, Kontos NJ, Ruple BA, Willoughby DS, Young KC, Mobley CB, Roberts MD
Source: J Appl Physiol (1985), 2023; (): , PMID: 36759158
GID: 5904; Last update: 13.02.2023
Research Studies (2023)
Normal bone density but altered geometry in girls with Turner syndrome.
OBJECTIVES: Data on bone density and stability in Turner syndrome (TS) are contradictory. A confounding factor for interpretation is short stature. The aim was to measure bone density, geometry and stability weiter...
Author: Schweizer R, Mayer J, Binder G
Source: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab, 2023; (): , PMID: 36725676
GID: 5898; Last update: 06.02.2023
Research Studies (2023)
BACKGROUND: Gait abnormality is a serious problem among hemodialysis patients. Whole-body vibration is a simple exercise that induces sustained muscular contractions through mechanical vibrations. This traini weiter...
Author: Asahina Y, Sakaguchi Y, Kajimoto S, Hattori K, Oka T, Kaimori JY, Kashihara N, Isaka Y
Source: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 2023; 18(1): 84-90, PMID: 36719160
GID: 5900; Last update: 06.02.2023
Research Studies (2023)
OBJECTIVES: Little is known about ethnic differences in bone geometry, nor their association with 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), especially among ethnicities living in the same country. The purpose of this pr weiter...
Author: Hussein K, Almaghrabi S
Source: Int J Health Sci (Qassim), 2023; 17(1): 44-52, PMID: 36704491
GID: 5892; Last update: 30.01.2023
Research Studies (2023)
Development of musculoskeletal deficits in children with cystic fibrosis in later childhood.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition primarily affecting the respiratory system, with the associated progressive lung damage and loss of function resulting in reduced lifespan. Bone health is also impa weiter...
Author: Ireland A, Riddell A, Colombo A, Ross-Russell R, Prentice A, Ward KA
Source: Bone, 2023; (): 116657, PMID: 36690166
GID: 5893; Last update: 30.01.2023
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OBJECTIVES: The timed 4 stair climb test (4SC) is an accepted and widely used tool to assess motor function of patients with neuromuscular diseases. We aimed to establish reference data for the 4SC, and for m weiter...
Author: Schorling DC, Rawer R, Kuhlmann I, Muller C, Pechmann A, Kirschner J
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 23(1): 4-25, PMID: 36856096
Keywords: Leonardo Stair, Stair Climb, Reference Data
GID: 5885; Last update: 24.01.2023
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2023)
Inflammaging is related to cell senescence and reflects an erratic immune system, which promotes age-associated diseases. Exercise and nutrition, particularly omega-3 fatty acids, are able to affect inflammat weiter...
Author: Hass U, Heider S, Kochlik B, Herpich C, Pivovarova-Ramich O, Norman K
Source: Int J Mol Sci, 2023; 24(2): , PMID: 36674453
GID: 5880; Last update: 23.01.2023
Research Studies (2022)
Myosteatosis is the infiltration of fat in skeletal muscle during the onset of sarcopenia. The quantification of intramuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) can be a feasible imaging modality for the clinical assessm weiter...
Author: Chow SK, van Mourik M, Hung VW, Zhang N, Li MM, Wong RM, Leung KS, Cheung WH
Source: J Pers Med, 2022; 12(6): , PMID: 35743800
GID: 5884; Last update: 23.01.2023
Research Studies (2023)
Short-term effects of side-alternating Whole-Body Vibration on cognitive function of young adults.
Recent research in rodents and humans revealed that Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) is beneficial for cognitive functions. However, the optimal WBV conditions are not established: contrary to vertical WBV, side-al weiter...
Author: Arenales Arauz YL, van der Zee EA, Kamsma YPT, van Heuvelen MJG
Source: PLoS One, 2023; 18(1): e0280063, PMID: 36634088
GID: 5873; Last update: 17.01.2023
Research Studies (2023)
Sensorimotor recalibration of postural control strategies occurs after whole body vibration.
Efficient postural control results from an effective interplay between sensory feedbacks integration and muscle modulation and can be affected by ageing and neuromuscular injuries. With this study, we investi weiter...
Author: Rigoni I, Degano G, Hassan M, Fratini A
Source: Sci Rep, 2023; 13(1): 522, PMID: 36627328
GID: 5874; Last update: 17.01.2023
Research Studies (2022)
This study examined the relationship between training load and changes in body composition and bone characteristics across a competitive season. Twenty senior male professional football players participated i weiter...
Author: Varley I, Ward M, Thorpe C, Beardsley N, Greeves J, Sale C, Saward C
Source: Bone Rep, 2022; 18(): 101643, PMID: 36531121
GID: 5879; Last update: 17.01.2023
Research Studies (2022)
INTRODUCTION: Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at higher risk of fracture, but paradoxically do not have reduced bone mineral density. We investigated associations between peripheral quant weiter...
Author: Holloway-Kew KL, Anderson KB, Tembo MC, Sui SX, Harland JW, Hyde NK, Kotowicz MA, Pasco JA
Source: J Bone Miner Metab, 2022; (): , PMID: 36550385
GID: 5878; Last update: 17.01.2023
Research Studies (2022)
OBJECTIVE: Determine if exercise interventions, beyond what is already provided to children and preschool children, improve bone health and reduce fracture incidence. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analys weiter...
Author: McCaskie C, Siafarikas A, Cochrane Wilkie J, Sutton V, Chivers P, Hart NH, Murphy MC
Source: Nutrients, 2022; 15(1): , PMID: 36615785
GID: 5869; Last update: 16.01.2023
Research Studies (2023)
BACKGROUND: Vibration therapy (VT) has been increasingly studied in children with cerebral palsy (CP) over the last years, however, optimal therapeutic VT protocols are yet to be determined. The present study weiter...
Author: Adaikina A, Derraik JGB, Hofman PL, Gusso S
Source: BMC Pediatr, 2023; 23(1): 4, PMID: 36593455
GID: 5870; Last update: 16.01.2023
Research Studies (2023)
The practical use of whole-body vibration training (WBVT) and such research may be negatively influenced by generated vibrations with amplitudes, frequencies, and/or patterns that deviate from preset adjustment weiter...
Author: Moghaddamnia S, Rofallski R, Luhmann T, Kaeding TS
Source: Medical Engineering & Physics, 2023; 111:
Keywords: Galileo Fit, long term reproducability
GID: 5864; Last update: 13.12.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
Despite the restoration of the mechanical stability of the knee joint after ACL reconstruction (ACLR), patients often experience postoperative limitations. To our knowledge, there are no systematic reviews an weiter...
Author: Kochman M, Kasprzak M, Kielar A
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022; 19(23): , PMID: 36497965
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 5860; Last update: 13.12.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
OBJECTIVE: The review aimed to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on neuromuscular activation and explosive power. METHODS: Keywords related to whole-body vibration, neuromuscular activatio weiter...
Author: Wang Z, Wei Z, Li X, Lai Z, Wang L
Source: PLoS One, 2022; 17(12): e0278637, PMID: 36473014
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 5861; Last update: 13.12.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a safe and effective exercise system that affects muscle oxygen through several physiological processes, although its effects on different protocols are still unclear weiter...
Author: Apolo-Arenas MD, Tomas-Carus P, Galan-Lopez P, Escribano JN, Carvalho B, Cana-Pino A, Parraca JA
Source: Biomed Res Int, 2022; 2022(): 3958554, PMID: 36457343
GID: 5852; Last update: 06.12.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
Evaluating alterations in circulating microRNA (c-miRNA) expression may provide deeper insight into the role of exercise in the attenuation of the negative effects of aging on musculoskeletal health. Currentl weiter...
Author: Buchanan SR, Miller RM, Nguyen M, Black CD, Kellawan JM, Bemben MG, Bemben DA
Source: Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2022; 13(): 1038371, PMID: 36440217
GID: 5858; Last update: 06.12.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
Mechanography in children: pediatric references in postural control.
OBJECTIVE: To establish pediatric age- and sex-specific references for measuring postural control with a mechanography plate in a single centre, prospective, normative data study. METHODS: 739 children and ad weiter...
Author: Pilz F, Vill K, Rawer R, Bonfert M, Tacke M, Heussinger N, Muller-Felber W, Blaschek A
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2022; 22(4): 431-454, PMID: 36458382
Keywords: Leonardo Reference Data Balance Children
GID: 5850; Last update: 05.12.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the associations of accelerometry-derived osteogenic indices (OIs), moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA), and vigorous intensity physical activity (VPA) with peripheral quantitative compute weiter...
Author: Haapala EA, Rantalainen T, Hesketh KD, Rodda CP, Duckham RL
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2022; 22(4): 514-523, PMID: 36458389
GID: 5851; Last update: 05.12.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Whole Body Vibration: A Valid Alternative Strategy to Exercise?
Several studies agree that mechanical vibration can induce physiological changes at different levels, improving neuromuscular function through postural control strategies, muscle tuning mechanisms and tonic v weiter...
Author: Bonanni R, Cariati I, Romagnoli C, D"Arcangelo G, Annino G, Tancredi V
Source: J Funct Morphol Kinesiol, 2022; 7(4): , PMID: 36412761
GID: 5846; Last update: 28.11.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
Urinary and Daily Assumption of Polyphenols and Hip-Fracture Risk: Results from the InCHIANTI Study.
A high polyphenol intake has been associated with higher bone-mineral density. In contrast, we recently demonstrated that the urinary levels of these micronutrients were associated with the long-term accelera weiter...
Author: Pellegrino R, Paganelli R, Bandinelli S, Cherubini A, Andres-Lacueva C, Di Iorio A, Sparvieri E, Zamora-Ros R, Ferrucci L
Source: Nutrients, 2022; 14(22): , PMID: 36432441
GID: 5847; Last update: 28.11.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
HIV infection has multi-system adverse effects in children, including on the growing skeleton. We aimed to determine the association between chronic HIV infection and bone architecture (density, size, strengt weiter...
Author: Mukwasi-Kahari C, Rehman AM, O Breasail M, Rukuni R, Madanhire T, Chipanga J, Stranix-Chibanda L, Micklesfield LK, Ferrand RA, Ward KA, Gregson CL
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2022; (): , PMID: 36426511
GID: 5848; Last update: 28.11.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
We investigated the predictive performance of peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) measures of both calf muscle density (an established surrogate for muscle adiposity, with higher values indicatin weiter...
Author: NC Harvey, E Orwoll, K Ward
Source: JBMR plus, 2022; e10696:
GID: 5833; Last update: 14.11.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
Muscle density is an independent risk factor of second hip fracture: a prospective cohort study.
BACKGROUND: Patients with a first hip fracture are at high risk of fracturing their other hip. Despite this, preventive therapy is often not given. Because little is known about specific risk factors of a sec weiter...
Author: Wang L, Yin L, Yang M, Ge Y, Liu Y, Su Y, Guo Z, Yan D, Xu Z, Huang P, Geng J, Liu X, Wang G, Blake GM, Cao W, He B, Lyu L, Cheng X, Wu X, Jiang L, Vlug A, Engelke K
Source: J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 2022; 13(3): 1927-1937, PMID: 35429146
GID: 5835; Last update: 14.11.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
Whole body vibration for chronic patellar tendinopathy: A randomized equivalence trial.
Purpose: Whole body vibration (WBV) triggers anabolic responses in various tissues, including tendons, without requiring high force production. In this waitlist-controlled equivalence trial, we tested its cli weiter...
Author: Rieder F, Wiesinger HP, Herfert J, Lampl K, Hecht S, Niebauer J, Maffulli N, Kosters A, Muller E, Seynnes OR
Source: Front Physiol, 2022; 13(): 1017931, PMID: 36338477
GID: 5837; Last update: 14.11.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to systematically evaluate the effects of whole-body vibration training (WBVT) on the recovery of lower limb function in people with stroke. METHODS: The literatur weiter...
Author: Yang X, Xue X, Tu H, Li N
Source: Disabil Rehabil, 2022; (): 1-10, PMID: 36367314
GID: 5836; Last update: 14.11.2022
Research Studies (2020)
In recent years, climbing sports is on the rise making its Olympic debut in 2021. Physiological traits of professional rock climbers have been intensively studied, while recreational indoor climbers are less weiter...
Author: Assmann M, Steinmetz G, Schilling AF, Saul D
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020; 18(1): , PMID: 33375452
GID: 5830; Last update: 10.11.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
Accurate and reproducible tissue identification is essential for understanding structural and functional changes that may occur naturally with aging, or because of a chronic disease, or in response to interve weiter...
Author: Makrogiannis S, Okorie A, Di Iorio A, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L
Source: Front Physiol, 2022; 13(): 951368, PMID: 36311235
GID: 5829; Last update: 08.11.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
Turner syndrome (TS), the most common type of X chromosomal disorder, has various, clinical manifestations. Among these, primary hypogonadism, which may lead to osteoporosis, is a life-long health issue. A hi weiter...
Author: Ikegawa K, Hasegawa Y
Source: Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2022; 13(): 967857, PMID: 36325455
GID: 5828; Last update: 08.11.2022
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Research Studies (2022)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether the addition of whole-body vibration therapy to standard rehabilitation improves postural stability and lower limb strength following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) recons weiter...
Author: Rowe PL, Taflan S, Hahne AJ
Source: Clin J Sport Med, 2022; 32(6): 627-634, PMID: 36315822
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 5827; Last update: 08.11.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Skeletal Health and Associated Injury Risk in Collegiate Female Rowers.
Baker, BS, Buchanan, SR, and Bemben, DA. Skeletal health and associated injury risk in collegiate female rowers. J Strength Cond Res 36(4): 1125-1133, 2022-Rowing has been associated with low bone mass and st weiter...
Author: Baker BS, Buchanan SR, Bemben DA
Source: J Strength Cond Res, 2022; 36(4): 1125-1133, PMID: 32324717
GID: 5826; Last update: 07.11.2022
Research Studies (2022)
BACKGROUND: Inflammaging is considered to drive loss of muscle function. Omega-3 fatty acids exhibit anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, we examined the effects of eight weeks of vibration and home-based weiter...
Author: Hass U, Kochlik B, Herpich C, Rudloff S, Norman K
Source: Nutrients, 2022; 14(20): , PMID: 36296958
GID: 5823; Last update: 02.11.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
OBJECTIVES: The double burden of malnutrition accompanied by micronutrient deficiency is referred to as the triple burden of malnutrition (TBM). Very few studies have highlighted the TBM in children with type weiter...
Author: Antani M, Pargaonkar Y, Oza C, Mondkar SA, Khadilkar V, Gondhalekar K, Khadilkar A
Source: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab, 2022; 35(12): 1464-1473, PMID: 36284507
GID: 5825; Last update: 02.11.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous heritable connective tissue disorder mainly characterized by bone fragility and increased fracture risk. This study investigated bone p weiter...
Author: Coussens M, Lapauw B, Verroken C, Goemaere S, De Wandele I, Malfait F, Banica T, Calders P
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2022; 37(12): 2456-2465, PMID: 36239015
GID: 5808; Last update: 18.10.2022
Research Studies (2008)
Author: Gisela Beller
Source: Thesis Charité Berlin, 2008;
GID: 5773; Last update: 31.08.2022
Research Studies (2022)
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) suffer from sensorimotor deficits with the distal extremities being more severely affected than proximal ones. Whole-body vibration (WBV) training is known to enhance volunta weiter...
Author: Krause A, Lee K, König D, Faist M, Freyler K,Gollhofer A, Ritzmann R
Source: PLoS One, 2022; 17(7):e0270698,: , PMID: 35816473
Keywords: MS
GID: 5742; Last update: 19.07.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
This 24-week randomized controlled trial study evaluated the effects of two interactive cognitive-motor programs on body composition, lower-body strength, and processing speed in community dwellings at risk of weiter...
Author: Rosado H, Pereira C, Bravo J, Carvalho J, Raimundo A
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022; 19(12): , PMID: 35742365
Keywords: aging; falls; psychomotor intervention; bone mineral density; cognitive function; muscle
strength
GID: 5734; Last update: 28.06.2022
Research Studies (2022)
BACKGROUND: Neck pain is a prevalent pathological condition and together with low back pain, present as the leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide in 2015 and continue to contribute substantial weiter...
Author: Igbokwe EO, Taube W, Beinert K
Source: JMIR Res Protoc, 2022; (): , PMID: 35656706
GID: 5727; Last update: 14.06.2022
Research Studies (2022)
STUDY DESIGN: A training intervention study using standing dynamic load-shifting Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) in a group of individuals with complete spinal cord injury (SCI) T2 to T10. OBJECTIVES: weiter...
Author: Armengol M, Zoulias ID, Gibbons RS, McCarthy I, Andrews BJ, Harwin WS, Holderbaum W
Source: Spinal Cord Ser Cases, 2022; 8(1): 60, PMID: 35680785
GID: 5730; Last update: 14.06.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Peak power and body mass as predictors of tibial bone strength in healthy male and female adults.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine whether a non-invasive, muscular fitness field test was a better predictor of bone strength compared to body mass in healthy adults. METHODS: Hierarchical mul weiter...
Author: Denys AT, Bugayong JC, Juhala CC, Ma EJ, Carvalho KE, Kwong SM, Yingling VR
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2022; 22(2): 154-160, PMID: 35642695
GID: 5722; Last update: 02.06.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
Vibration assisted rehabilitation in patients with Pompe disease: A case series.
The results of three cases with infantile-onset Pompe disease participating in a rehabilitation program with home-based vibration training will be presented. In this retrospective observational case study, the weiter...
Author: Jones A, Duran I, Stark C, Spiess K, Semler O, Schoenau E
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2022; 22(2): 284-291, PMID: 35642707
GID: 5724; Last update: 02.06.2022
More information: Original Article
Research Studies (2022)
Childhood Type 1 Diabetes is associated with abnormal bone development.
OBJECTIVE: To describe bone mineral density (BMD), bone structure and fracture prevalence in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and explore their associations with glycemic control and microvascular complic weiter...
Author: Vora KA, Munns CF, Donaghue KC, Craig ME, Briody J, Benitez-Aguirre P
Source: Pediatr Diabetes doi: 10.1111/pedi.13367, 2022; (): , PMID: 35603554
GID: 5720; Last update: 30.05.2022
Research Studies (2022)
OBJECTIVE: To determine if markers of skeletal muscle extracellular matrix (ECM) content and ECM remodeling are indicators of hypertrophy in previously untrained collage aged males. HYPOTHESES: Higher-respond weiter...
Author: Godwin JS, Ruple B, Sexton C, Smith M, Fruge A, Young K, Mobley C, Roberts M
Source: FASEB J, 2022; 36 Suppl 1():
Keywords: Abstract only
GID: 5708; Last update: 17.05.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Sex differences in tibial adaptations to arduous training: An observational cohort study.
Military training increases tibial density and size, but it is unknown if men and women adapt similarly to the same arduous training. Seventy-seven men and 57 women not using hormonal contraceptives completed t weiter...
Author: O"Leary TJ, Izard RM, Tang JCY, Fraser WD, Greeves JP
Source: Bone, 2022; 160(): 116426, PMID: 35470123
GID: 5698; Last update: 02.05.2022
Research Studies (2018)
Randomised study of children with obesity showed that whole body vibration reduced sclerostin.
AIM: New strategies are required to increase physical activity and improve metabolic profiles in children with obesity. We studied the effect of whole body vibration (WBV) on children with obesity on biochemic weiter...
Author: Tubic B, Zeijlon R, Wennergren G, Obermayer-Pietsch B, Marild S, Dahlgren J, Magnusson P, Swolin-Eide D
Source: Acta Paediatr, 2018; 108(3): 502-513, PMID: 30071142
GID: 5697; Last update: 26.04.2022
Research Studies (2021)
Combination of DXA and BIS Predicts Jump Power Better Than Traditional Measures of Sarcopenia.
Traditional diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia use dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-measured appendicular lean mass (ALM), normalized to height (ALM/ht(2)) or body mass index (ALM/BMI) to define low musc weiter...
Author: Rush B, Binkley N, Krueger D, Yamada Y, Kuchnia AJ
Source: JBMR Plus, 2021; 5(8): e10527, PMID: 34368612
GID: 5685; Last update: 25.04.2022
Research Studies (2022)
BACKGROUND: Many older adults with physical limitations living in residential care apartments are unable to exercise in a standing position and are at risk for declining in muscle function leading to falls and weiter...
Author: Taani MH, Binkley N, Gangnon R, Krueger D, Buehring B
Source: BMC Geriatr, 2022; 22(1): 335, PMID: 35436920
Keywords: seated leg vibration
GID: 5686; Last update: 25.04.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Infantile nephropathic cystinosis (INC) is a rare lysosomal storage disease caused by biallelic mutations in the cystinosin gene, leading to cystine accumulation in various organs. The aim of this cross-section weiter...
Author: Vill K, Muller-Felber W, Landfarth T, Koppl C, Herzig N, Knerr C, Holla H, Steidle G, Harms E, Hohenfellner K
Source: J Inherit Metab Dis, 2022; 45(2): 183-191, PMID: 34888877
GID: 5688; Last update: 25.04.2022
Research Studies (2021)
BACKGROUND: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of falls and fractures. Sarcopenia occurs more frequently in RA patients due to the inflammatory processes. Early diagnosis and prevent weiter...
Author: Wiegmann S, Armbrecht G, Borucki D, Buehring B, Buttgereit F, Detzer C, Schaumburg D, Zeiner KN, Dietzel R
Source: BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2021; 22(1): 885, PMID: 34663280
GID: 5689; Last update: 25.04.2022
Research Studies (2021)
BACKGROUND: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common type of pediatric cancer. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia causes an altered bone mineral homeostasis state, which can contribute to osteopenia, and bone weiter...
Author: Lambert G, Alos N, Bernier P, Laverdiere C, Kairy D, Drummond K, Dahan-Oliel N, Lemay M, Veilleux LN
Source: JMIR Cancer, 2021; 7(2): e25569, PMID: 34132645
GID: 5690; Last update: 25.04.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Physical function and physical activity in adults with X-linked hypophosphatemia.
We described physical function and activity in UK adults with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH). Our data indicate that low physical activity and impaired mobility are common in adults with XLH. Deficits in lower weiter...
Author: Orlando G, Bubbear J, Clarke S, Keen R, Roy M, Anilkumar A, Schini M, Walsh JS, Javaid MK, Ireland A
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2022; 33(7): 1485-1491, PMID: 35122145
GID: 5687; Last update: 25.04.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Background. The type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic systemic autoimmune-mediated disease characterised by the insulin deficiency and hyperglycaemia. Its deleterious effect on bones concerns not only bo weiter...
Author: Maciej Jaworski, Elzbieta Wierzbicka, Edyta Czekuc-Kryskiewicz, Pawel Pludowski, Maria Kobylinska, Mieczysaw Szalecki
Source: Journal of Diabetes Research,, 2022; 9261512: , PMID: 35480630
GID: 5684; Last update: 21.04.2022
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Research Studies (2022)
The aim of this study is to characterise the transient mechanical response and the neuromuscular activation of lower limb muscles in subjects undergoing Whole Body Vibration (WBV) at different frequencies while weiter...
Author: Rigoni I, Bonci T, Bifulco P, Fratini A
Source: Sci Rep, 2022; 12(1): 6232, PMID: 35422059
GID: 5680; Last update: 20.04.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Bone accrual and structural changes over one year in youth with cystic fibrosis.
Background: Pediatric bone accrual governs peak bone mass and strength. Longitudinal studies of bone health in youth with cystic fibrosis (CF) may provide insight into CF-related bone disease (CFBD), a prevalen weiter...
Author: Bass RM, Zemel BS, Stallings VA, Leonard MB, Tsao J, Kelly A
Source: J Clin Transl Endocrinol, 2022; 28(): 100297, PMID: 35433270
GID: 5683; Last update: 20.04.2022
Research Studies (2022)
The effect of levothyroxine (LT4) therapy for subclinical hypothyroidism (SHypo) on appendicular bone geometry and volumetric density has so far not been studied. In a nested study within the randomized, place weiter...
Author: Buchi AE, Feller M, Netzer S, Blum MR, Rodriguez EG, Collet TH, Del Giovane C, van Heemst D, Quinn T, Kearney PM, Westendorp RGJ, Gussekloo J, Mooijaart S, Hans D, Bauer DC, Rodondi N, Aeberli D
Source: Bone, 2022; 161 (): 116404, PMID: 35381390
GID: 5679; Last update: 11.04.2022
Research Studies (2016)
This study aimed to determine the impact of multiple doses of whole-body vibration on heel strike, spatial and temporal gait parameters, and ankle range of motion of children with idiopathic toe walking. Whole- weiter...
Author: Williams CM, Michalitsis J, Murphy AT, Rawicki B, Haines TP
Source: J Child Neurol, 2016; 31(9): 1143-9, PMID: 27071469
GID: 5668; Last update: 04.04.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Subject factors influencing blood flow restriction in the arm at low cuff pressures.
BACKGROUND: Limb circumference predicts the pressure needed for complete occlusion. However, that relationship is inconsistent at moderate pressures typical of effective blood flow restriction (BFR) training. T weiter...
Author: Meek AW, Heavrin AM, Mikesky AE, Segal NA, Riley ZA
Source: Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 2022; 42(4): 233-240, PMID: 35319161
Keywords: anthropometrics; composition; limb circumference.
GID: 5673; Last update: 04.04.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Forearm fractures in children and adolescents are associated with increased body mass index (BMI). This bone site is non-weight-bearing and therefore is appropriate to explore the effect of BMI on bone mineral weiter...
Author: Franceschi R, Radetti G, Soffiati M, Maines E
Source: Calcif Tissue Int doi: 10.1007/s00223-022-00971-3, 2022; PMID: 35316361
GID: 5674; Last update: 04.04.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Open-Label Pilot Study of Interferon Gamma-1b in Patients With Non-Infantile Osteopetrosis.
The only treatment currently available for patients with severe infantile osteopetrosis is hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). HCT-related toxicity and mortality risks typically preclude its use in non-in weiter...
Author: Nguyen A, Miller WP, Gupta A, Lund TC, Schiferl D, Lam LSK, Arzumanyan Z, Orchard PJ, Polgreen LE
Source: JBMR Plus, 2022; 6(3): e10597, PMID: 35309862
GID: 5676; Last update: 04.04.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Fibula response to disuse: a longitudinal analysis in people with spinal cord injury.
Fibular response to disuse has been described in cross-sectional but not longitudinal studies. This study assessed fibular bone changes in people with spinal cord injury. Fibular bone loss was less than in the weiter...
Author: Abdelrahman S, Purcell M, Rantalainen T, Coupaud S, Ireland A
Source: Arch Osteoporos, 2022; 17(1): 51, PMID: 35305185
GID: 5666; Last update: 21.03.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Bone metabolism in men is in part determined by sex steroid exposure. This is especially clear during puberty and senescence but it remains to be established whether declines in sex steroid levels during young weiter...
Author: Banica T, Verroken C, T"Sjoen G, Goemaere S, Zmierczak HG, Fiers T, Kaufman JM, Lapauw B
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2022; 37(5): 865-875, PMID: 35279881
Keywords: AGING; BONE GEOMETRY; BONE MASS; EVOLUTION; HEALTHY MEN; SEX STEROIDS.
GID: 5667; Last update: 21.03.2022
Research Studies (2022)
To improve quantification of individual responses to bed rest interventions, we analyzed peripheral quantitative computer tomography (pQCT) datasets of the lower leg of 76 participants, who took part in eight d weiter...
Author: Bocker J, Schmitz MT, Mittag U, Jordan J, Rittweger J
Source: Front Physiol, 2022; 12(): 743876, PMID: 35273514
GID: 5661; Last update: 15.03.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Our study aimed to evaluate the impact of nesfatin-1 administration on bone metabolism and properties in established osteopenia in ovariectomized female rats. In total, 21 female Wistar rats were assigned to tw weiter...
Author: Tymicki G, Puzio I, Pawlowska-Olszewska M, Bienko M, Radzki RP
Source: Animals (Basel), 2022; 12(5): , PMID: 35268222
GID: 5662; Last update: 15.03.2022
Research Studies (2022)
An overview of the effects of whole-body vibration on individuals with cerebral palsy.
The purpose of this review is to examine how whole-body vibration can be used as a tool in therapy to help improve common physical weaknesses in balance, bone density, gait, spasticity, and strength experience weiter...
Author: Ruhde L, Hulla R
Source: J Pediatr Rehabil Med, 2022; (): , PMID: 35275570
GID: 5657; Last update: 15.03.2022
Research Studies (2022)
The skeletal muscle phenotype of children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 - A clinical perspective.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) can affect multiple systems in the body. An under recognised phenotype is one of muscle weakness. Clinical studies using dynamometry and jumping mechanography have demonstrated t weiter...
Author: Chinoy A, Vassallo GR, Burkitt Wright E, Eelloo J, West S, Hupton E, Galloway P, Pilkington A, Padidela R, Mughal MZ
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2022; 22(1): 70-78, PMID: 35234161
GID: 5651; Last update: 07.03.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Bone stress injuries (BSI) are a common musculoskeletal condition among exercising and military populations and present a major burden to military readiness. The purpose of this investigation was to determine w weiter...
Author: Koltun KJ, Sekel NM, Bird MB, Lovalekar M, Mi Q, Martin BJ, Nindl BC
Source: Front Physiol, 2022; 13(): 803219, PMID: 35222074
GID: 5654; Last update: 07.03.2022
Research Studies (2022)
OBJECTIVES: To: 1. Assess muscle function (MF) of rural Indian children (6-11y, n=232), using Jumping Mechanography (JM) and hand dynamometer, 2. Investigate gender differences, 3. Identify determinants of MF. weiter...
Author: Kasture S, Padidela R, Rawer R, Ekbote V, Gondhalekar K, Khadilkar V, Khadilkar A
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2022; 22(1): 43-51, PMID: 35234158
GID: 5656; Last update: 07.03.2022
Research Studies (2022)
As muscle strength and function decline with age the optimal high-impact physical activity (PA) required for bone remodelling is rarely achievable in older adults. This study aimed to explore the activity profi weiter...
Author: Parsons CM, Dennison EM, Fuggle N, Breasail MO, Deere K, Hannam K, Tobias JH, Cooper C, Ward KA
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2022; (): , PMID: 35212826
GID: 5648; Last update: 03.03.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Systematic review and meta-analyses on the effects of whole-body vibration on bone health.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whole body vibration influence on human bone density and bone biomarkers. METHODS: We identified studies in Medline, Web of Science, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health, SPORT weiter...
Author: DadeMatthews OO, Agostinelli PJ, Neal FK, Oladipupo SO, Hirschhorn RM, Wilson AE, Sefton JM
Source: Complement Ther Med, 2022; 65(): 102811, PMID: 35093509
GID: 5638; Last update: 14.02.2022
Research Studies (2022)
PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to compare the effects of 12 weeks of resistance training combined with either 5:2 intermittent fasting or continuous energy restriction on body composition, muscle size weiter...
Author: Keenan SJ, Cooke MB, Hassan EB, Chen WS, Sullivan J, Wu SX, El-Ansary D, Imani M, Belski R
Source: Eur J Nutr, 2022; 61(4): 2183-2199, PMID: 35084574
GID: 5636; Last update: 01.02.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is a common therapy for pediatric hematologic malignancies. With improved supportive care, addressing treatment-related late effects is at the foref weiter...
Author: Kindler JM, Guo M, Baker J, McCormack S, Armenian SH, Zemel BS, Leonard MB, Mostoufi-Moab S
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2022; 37(4): 794-803, PMID: 35080067
GID: 5637; Last update: 01.02.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Associations of serum IL-6 with muscle, bone, and adipose tissue in women.
This cross-sectional study examined the associations between serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and muscle, bone, and fat parameters in recreationally active women. One-hundred forty-five women (48.7 +/- 17.8 years; 1 weiter...
Author: Miller RM, Freitas EDS, Heishman AD, Peak KM, Buchanan SR, Bemben DA, Bemben MG
Source: Cytokine, 2022; 151(): 155787, PMID: 35065509
GID: 5631; Last update: 26.01.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Fatty Liver Index and Skeletal Muscle Density.
Accumulation of fat in the liver and skeletal muscle is associated with obesity and poor health outcomes. Liver steatosis is a characteristic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and myosteatosis, of po weiter...
Author: Pasco JA, Sui SX, West EC, Anderson KB, Rufus-Membere P, Tembo MC, Hyde NK, Williams LJ, Liu ZSJ, Kotowicz MA
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2022; 110(6): 649-657, PMID: 35028685
GID: 5627; Last update: 18.01.2022
Research Studies (2022)
BACKGROUND: Adequate nutrition is important for bone health, especially for bone mineral accretion. OBJECTIVE: The primary objective tested whether increasing dairy intake using the motivational interviewing t weiter...
Author: Slim M, Vanstone CA, Morin SN, Rahme E, Bacon SL, Weiler HA
Source: J Nutr, 2022; 152(4): 1031-1041, PMID: 35015862
GID: 5628; Last update: 18.01.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Objectives: Generalized joint hypermobility GJH) has a prevalence in women of 15% to 35%. GJH may lead to impaired movement control, frequent sprains or subluxations and pain, and can be associated with early o weiter...
Author: Gere Luder, Daniel Aeberli, Christine Mueller Mebes, Bettina Haupt-Bertschy,Martin L. Verra, Jean-Pierre Baeyens
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2022; 22(1): 15-26, PMID: 35234155
Keywords: Beighton Score, Disability, Muscle Cross-Sectional-Area, Muscle Strength, Stair Climbing
GID: 5630; Last update: 18.01.2022
Research Studies (2021)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) are associated with changes in body composition. Ectopic intramuscular fat (IMAT) may alter muscle function and contribute to cardiometabolic disorders. In weiter...
Author: Villedon de Naide M, Pereira B, Courteix D, Dutheil F, Cassagnes L, Boirie Y, Soubrier M, Tournadre A
Source: Nutrients, 2021; 13(12): , PMID: 34960085
GID: 5610; Last update: 10.01.2022
Research Studies (2021)
Site-Specific Bone Differences and Energy Status in Male Competitive Runners and Road Cyclists.
The interaction between mechanical loading and energy availability on bone health in male endurance athletes merits further investigation. The purpose of this study was to compare bone status in male competitiv weiter...
Author: Chen Z, Sherk VD, Sharma-Ghimire P, Bemben MG, Bemben DA
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2021; (): , PMID: 34952789
GID: 5611; Last update: 10.01.2022
Research Studies (2021)
Impact of adolescent pregnancy on bone density in underprivileged pre-menopausal Indian women.
High prevalence (31.5%) of adolescent pregnancies (AP) have been reported in India. Reports suggest that pregnancy during adolescence may have deleterious effects on peak bone mass. Very few studies have descri weiter...
Author: Kajale N, Khadilkar A, Shah N, Padidela R, Mughal Z, Chiplonkar S, Ekbote V, Khadilkar V
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2021; (): , PMID: 34911660
GID: 5623; Last update: 10.01.2022
Research Studies (2022)
Research in bone health during childhood is limited and important to prevent future diseases, particularly, osteoporosis. Bone parameters using DXA and pQCT in 295 Spanish children were evaluated and we found a weiter...
Author: Ferrer P, Iglesia I, Muniz-Pardos B, Miguel-Berges ML, Flores-Barrantes P, Gomez-Bruton A, Moreno LA, Rodriguez G
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2022; 33(5): 1017-1026, PMID: 34905063
GID: 5624; Last update: 10.01.2022
Research Studies (2021)
AIMS: Minimally manipulated cells, such as autologous bone marrow concentrates (BMC), have been investigated in orthopaedics as both a primary therapeutic and augmentation to existing restoration procedures. Ho weiter...
Author: Tamaddon M, Blunn G, Xu W, Aleman Dominguez ME, Monzon M, Donaldson J, Skinner J, Arnett TR, Wang L, Liu C
Source: Bone Joint Res, 2021; 10(10): 677-689, PMID: 34665001
GID: 5625; Last update: 10.01.2022
Research Studies (2022)
BACKGROUND: The prevailing medical opinion is that medication is the primary (some might argue, only) effective intervention for osteoporosis. It is nevertheless recognized that osteoporosis medications are not weiter...
Author: Beck B, Rubin C, Harding A, Paul S, Forwood M
Source: Trials, 2022; 23(1): 15, PMID: 34991684
Keywords: Study protocol
GID: 5615; Last update: 10.01.2022
Research Studies (2020)
Exploring changes in bone mass in individuals with a chronic spinal cord injury.
People experience rapid bone loss shortly after a spinal cord injury (SCI), but the long-term bone changes are yet to be confirmed. This study showed that trabecular bone may have reached a steady state, wherea weiter...
Author: El-Kotob R, Craven BC, Thabane L, Papaioannou A, Adachi JD, Giangregorio LM
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2020; 32(4): 759-767, PMID: 33089353
GID: 5602; Last update: 06.12.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) assesses bone quantity and quality, complementary to current standard practice, and has potential to improve prediction of fracture risk. This study explored w weiter...
Author: Anderson KB, Tembo MC, Sui SX, Hyde NK, Pasco JA, Kotowicz MA, Holloway-Kew KL
Source: Arch Osteoporos, 2021; 16(1): 178, PMID: 34825263
GID: 5595; Last update: 30.11.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Maintaining magnesium status may be important for military recruits, a population that experiences high rates of stress fracture during initial military training (IMT). The objectives of this secondary analysis weiter...
Author: Hennigar SR, Kelley AM, Nakayama AT, Anderson BJ, McClung JP, Gaffney-Stomberg E
Source: Br J Nutr, 2021; (): 1-8, PMID: 34814952
GID: 5596; Last update: 30.11.2021
Research Studies (2021)
OBJECTIVE: To explore the optimal frequency of whole-body vibration training for improving the balance and physical performance in older people with chronic stroke. DESIGN: a single-blind randomized controlled weiter...
Author: Wei N, Cai M
Source: Clin Rehabil, 2021; (): 2692155211050564, PMID: 34796725
GID: 5586; Last update: 23.11.2021
Research Studies (2021)
BACKGROUND: Falls in older adults are considered a major public health problem. Declines in cognitive and physical functions, as measured by parameters including reaction time, mobility, and dual-task performan weiter...
Author: Rosado H, Bravo J, Raimundo A, Carvalho J, Marmeleira J, Pereira C
Source: BMC Public Health, 2021; 21(Suppl 2): 408, PMID: 34758759
GID: 5583; Last update: 16.11.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
Resistance training increases muscle fiber hypertrophy, but the morphological adaptations that occur within muscle fibers remain largely unresolved. Fifteen males with minimal training experience (24+/-4years, weiter...
Author: Ruple BA, Godwin JS, Mesquita PHC, Osburn SC, Sexton CL, Smith MA, Ogletree JC, Goodlett MD, Edison JL, Ferrando AA, Fruge AD, Kavazis AN, Young KC, Roberts MD
Source: Front Physiol, 2021; 12(): 728683, PMID: 34630147
GID: 5568; Last update: 18.10.2021
Research Studies (2021)
This study aims to find out whether whole body vibration has an effect on the sprint ability to shorten the time of bobsled-skeleton athletes. Seventeen bobsled-skeleton athletes (male = 11, female = 6) were re weiter...
Author: Min SK, Lee K, Lim ST
Source: PLoS One, 2021; 16(10): e0258353, PMID: 34624056
GID: 5557; Last update: 12.10.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
The objective of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of a three-week Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) training on the vascular blood flow of the lower limbs in children with myelomeningocele. The se weiter...
Author: Domagalska-Szopa M, Szopa A, Siwiec A, Kwiecien-Czerwieniec I, Schreiber L, Dabek J
Source: J Clin Med, 2021; 10(18): 4273, PMID: 34575386
Keywords: Contractures
GID: 5562; Last update: 12.10.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
Acute and protracted effects of resistive exercise (RE) and resistive exercise with whole-body vibration (RVE) on metabolic markers of bone metabolism were investigated. Twenty-six men participated in a randomi weiter...
Author: Lau P, Beijer A, Rosenberger A, Schoenau E, Clemen CS, Zange J, Rittweger J
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021; 18(18): , PMID: 34574778
GID: 5563; Last update: 12.10.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is associated with lower bone mass and increased risk of fracture. Children with NF1 display faltering growth from mid-childhood. However, to date tibia bone development in child weiter...
Author: Ireland A, Riddell A, Prentice A, Eelloo J, Zulf Mughal M, Ward KA
Source: Bone, 2021; (): 116183, PMID: 34600162
GID: 5564; Last update: 12.10.2021
Research Studies (2021)
The age-related decline in muscle function, particularly muscle power, is associated with increased risk of important clinical outcomes. Physical activity is an important determinant of muscle function, and di weiter...
Author: Ireland A, Mittag U, Degens H, Felsenberg D, Heinonen A, Koltai E, Korhonen MT, McPhee JS, Mekjavic I, Pisot R, Rawer R, Radak Z, Simunic B, Suominen H, Rittweger J
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2021; (): , PMID: 34505170
Keywords: Master Athletes
GID: 5551; Last update: 21.09.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
BACKGROUND: Pathogenesis and treatment of adolescent depression may be influenced by growth-factors, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). We investigated, weiter...
Author: Wunram HL, Oberste M, Ziemendorff A, Hamacher S, Kapanci T, Heller R, Blick S, Bloch W, Clajus TC, Schonau E, Bender S, Fricke O
Source: Physiol Behav, 2021; (): 113596, PMID: 34536433
GID: 5548; Last update: 21.09.2021
Research Studies (2021)
After menopause, bones decline in structure and can break more easily. Physical activity can strengthen bones. This study investigated how activity and body composition can impact bone structure in post-menopau weiter...
Author: Flores LE, Nelson S, Waltman N, Kupzyk K, Lappe J, Mack L, Bilek LD
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2021; (): , PMID: 34510230
GID: 5550; Last update: 21.09.2021
Research Studies (2021)
BACKGROUND: Stress fractures are a common and potentially debilitating overuse injury to bone and occur frequently among military recruits and athletes. Recovery from a lower body stress fracture typically requ weiter...
Author: Carswell AT, Eastman KG, Casey A, Hammond M, Shepstone L, Payerne E, Toms AP, MacKay JW, Swart AM, Greeves JP, Fraser WD
Source: Trials, 2021; 22(1): 580, PMID: 34461961
GID: 5543; Last update: 07.09.2021
Research Studies (2021)
BACKGROUND: Dysfunction in stroke patients has been a problem that we committed to solve and explore. Physical therapy has some effect to regain strength, balance, and coordination. However, it is not a complet weiter...
Author: Xie L, Yi SX, Peng QF, Liu P, Jiang H
Source: World J Clin Cases, 2021; 9(22): 6268-6277, PMID: 34434993
GID: 5530; Last update: 30.08.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
The aim of this study was to identify the psychological effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise in frail older adults. About 117 male and female volunteers (82.5 +/- 7.9 years) from residential care faci weiter...
Author: Wadsworth D, Turnbull J, Lark S
Source: J Aging Phys Act, 2021; (): 1-11, PMID: 34348227
GID: 5535; Last update: 30.08.2021
Research Studies (2021)
PURPOSE: To investigate whether whole-body vibration (WBV) plus hip-knee muscle strengthening is more efficient in relieving pain and improving function than hip-knee strengthening alone. METHODS: Thirty-six pa weiter...
Author: Wu Z, Zou Z, Zhong J, Fu X, Yu L, Wang J, Wang X, Wu Q, Hou X
Source: Disabil Rehabil, 2021; (): 1-9, PMID: 34346273
GID: 5536; Last update: 30.08.2021
Research Studies (2021)
AIM: To investigate the associations between indices of bone health in childhood and corresponding parental measures. METHODS: The Southampton Women"s Survey characterised 12,583 non-pregnant women aged 20-34 weiter...
Author: Holroyd CR, Carter S, Crozier SR, D"Angelo S, Curtis EM, Moon RJ, Davies JH, Ward KA, Dennison EM, Inskip HM, Godfrey KM, Cooper C, Harvey NC
Source: Bone, 2021; 153(): 116134, PMID: 34332160
GID: 5538; Last update: 30.08.2021
Research Studies (2021)
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the effect of fluctuating female hormones during the menstrual cycle (MC) and oral contraceptive (OC) cycle on different measures of body composition. METHODS: Twenty-tw weiter...
Author: Thompson BM, Hillebrandt HL, Sculley DV, Barba-Moreno L, Janse de Jonge XAK
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol, 2021; 121(11): 3051-3059, PMID: 34296342
GID: 5539; Last update: 30.08.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Sinus-like versus random vibration: Acute effects on elderly people with a high risk of falling.
BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration (WBV) could be an alternative training method for elderly with a high risk of falling. RESEARCH QUESTION: What acute effects of sinus-like and random WBV intervention occur in t weiter...
Author: Kiehl A, Stein L, Kerling A, Tegtbur U, Kaeding TS
Source: Gait Posture, 2021; 90(): 36-42, PMID: 34385027
GID: 5533; Last update: 30.08.2021
Research Studies (2021)
We aimed to compare serum concentrations of sclerostin and DKK-1 in young (20-30 yrs, n=25) and middle-aged (35-45 yrs, n=25) premenopausal women and based on physical activity (PA) status. PA status was asses weiter...
Author: Sharma-Ghimire P, Buchanan S, Bemben MG, Knehans A, Campbell J, Bemben DA
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2021; (): , PMID: 34391642
GID: 5528; Last update: 30.08.2021
Research Studies (2020)
Whole-body vibration exercise (WBVe) can provide proper somatosensory stimulation and improve muscle strength in stroke patients. This study investigated the effects of WBVe on gait function and cortical ac weiter...
Author: Ahee Lee, Heegoo Kim, Jinuk Kim, Dong-Sung Choi, Jae Hwan Jung, Jungsoo Lee,
Yun-Hee Kim
Source: Brain Neurorehabil., 2020; 13(2: e12
GID: 5521; Last update: 29.07.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
Background: Peripheral-quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) provides an intriguing diagnostic alternative to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) since it can measure 3D bone geometry and differentiates b weiter...
Author: M. Medeleanu, R. Vali, S. Sadeghpour,
Source: Bone Reports (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2021.101103, 2021; PMID: 34377749
GID: 5517; Last update: 27.07.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Bone, Biomarker, Body Composition, and Performance Responses to 8 Weeks of ROTC Training.
CONTEXT: Military personnel engage in vigorous exercise, often resulting in higher bone mineral density; however, lower leg bone injuries are common in this population. Predictors of change in tibial bone qual weiter...
Author: Baker BS, Buchanan SR, Black CD, Bemben MG, Bemben DA
Source: J Athl Train, 2021; (): , PMID: 34279654
GID: 5516; Last update: 26.07.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Bone Mineral Density and Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: There is substantial evidence that adults with type 1 diabetes have reduced bone mineral density (BMD); however, findings in youth are inconsistent. PURPOSE: To perform a systematic review and meta weiter...
Author: Loxton P, Narayan K, Munns CF, Craig ME
Source: Diabetes Care, 2021; (): , PMID: 34285100
GID: 5515; Last update: 26.07.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Background: Aging is associated with progressive loss of musculoskeletal performance. Exercise interventions can improve physical function in the elderly but there is a paucity of comparative assessments in or weiter...
Author: Genest F, Lindstrom S, Scherer S, Schneider M, Seefried L
Source: Bone Rep, 2021; 15(): 101099, PMID: 34258330
GID: 5493; Last update: 19.07.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of the present study was to investigate core exercise training and whole-body vibration (WBV) as a training method to improve performance and recovery from an 8-km military foot march weiter...
Author: Lyons KD, Parks AG, Dadematthews OD, Zandieh NL, McHenry PA, Games KE, Goodlett MD, Murrah WM, Roper JA, Sefton JM
Source: Mil Med, 2021; (): , PMID: 34259328
GID: 5492; Last update: 19.07.2021
Research Studies (2021)
BACKGROUND: Loss of bone mineral is a common concomitant of the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) due mainly to chemotherapy, especially with corticosteroids. Osteopenia/osteoporosis may be encoun weiter...
Author: Barr RD, Inglis D, Athale U, Jaworski M, Farncombe T, Gordon CL
Source: Pediatr Blood Cancer, 2021; (): e29218, PMID: 34264535
GID: 5494; Last update: 19.07.2021
Research Studies (2021)
BACKGROUND: Pro-inflammatory cytokines (PICs) have gained attention in the pathophysiology and treatment of depressive disorders. At the same time, the therapeutic effect of physical activity seems to work via weiter...
Author: Wunram HL, Oberste M, Hamacher S, Neufang S, Grote N, Krischer MK, Bloch W, Schonau E, Bender S, Fricke O
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021; 18(12): , PMID: 34204400
GID: 5467; Last update: 05.07.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
In patients with phenylketonuria (PKU), treated by diet therapy only, evidence suggests that areal bone mineral density (BMDa) is within the normal clinical reference range but is below the population norm. AIM weiter...
Author: Daly A, Hogler W, Crabtree N, Shaw N, Evans S, Pinto A, Jackson R, Ashmore C, Rocha JC, Strauss BJ, Wilcox G, Fraser WD, Tang JCY, MacDonald A
Source: Nutrients, 2021; 13(6): , PMID: 34204378
GID: 5469; Last update: 05.07.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Mechanography assessment of fall risk in older adults: the Vietnam Osteoporosis Study.
BACKGROUND: Jumping mechanography is a technology for quantitatively assessing muscular function and balance in older adults. This study sought to define the association between jumping mechanography parameters weiter...
Author: Hoang DK, Le NM, Vo-Thi UP, Nguyen HG, Ho-Pham LT, Nguyen TV
Source: J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 2021; (): , PMID: 34196127
GID: 5464; Last update: 02.07.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disease with few effective therapeutic options. We evaluated the efficacy of a 12-weeks therapy program that involves the use of whole body vibration in patients with fibromyalgia weiter...
Author: Mingorance JA, Montoya P, Miranda JGV, Riquelme I
Source: Front Neurol, 2021; 12(): 658383, PMID: 34149596
GID: 5460; Last update: 28.06.2021
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The Effects of Whole Body Vibration on the Limits of Stability in Adults With Subacute Ankle Injury.
Background: Limited research exists on the effects of both high and low frequency whole body vibration (WBV) on individuals with subacute lateral ankle sprains. Hypothesis/Purpose: To examine the difference in weiter...
Author: Young S, Wallmann HW, Quiambao KL, Grimes BM
Source: Int J Sports Phys Ther, 2021; 16(3): 749-755, PMID: 34123528
Keywords: Ankle Sprain
GID: 5458; Last update: 21.06.2021
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Research Studies (2020)
The current systematic review examined the acute effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) for minimising the effects of CP on gait speed and stride length. Most studies and medical interventions use physiotherapy weiter...
Author: Cook AE, Moody JA, Owens RA, Esformes JI
Source: RC Journal of Research in Sports Medicine, 2020; 5/1: 20-27
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 5450; Last update: 08.06.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
Military foot marches account for 17-22% of Army musculoskeletal injuries (MSI), with low back pain (LBP) being a common complaint. Core-exercise and whole-body vibration (WBV) have been shown to decrease LBP weiter...
Author: Lyons KD, Parks AG, Dadematthews O, Zandieh N, McHenry P, Games KE, Goodlett MD, Murrah W, Roper J, Sefton JM
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021; 18(9): , PMID: 34067028
GID: 5445; Last update: 07.06.2021
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Research Studies (2020)
Pregnancy-Related Bone Mineral and Microarchitecture Changes in Women Aged 30 to 45 Years.
At birth, the neonatal skeleton contains 20 to 30 g calcium (Ca). It is hypothesized maternal bone mineral may be mobilized to support fetal skeletal development, although evidence of pregnancy-induced mineral weiter...
Author: O Breasail M, Prentice A, Ward K
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2020; 35(7): 1253-1262, PMID: 32119748
GID: 5423; Last update: 17.05.2021
Research Studies (2019)
Effect of prenatal calcium supplementation on bone during pregnancy and 1 y postpartum.
Background: Low calcium intake during pregnancy may cause maternal skeletal calcium mobilization to meet fetal needs. The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for calcium in nonpregnant, pregnant, or lactating w weiter...
Author: Cullers A, King JC, Van Loan M, Gildengorin G, Fung EB
Source: Am J Clin Nutr, 2019; 109(1): 197-206, PMID: 30649176
GID: 5424; Last update: 17.05.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Randomised controlled trial evaluating the use of Zoledronic acid in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
CONTEXT: Patients with glucocorticoid dependent Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) have increased fracture risk and reduced bone mineral density (BMD), often precipitating mobility loss. OBJECTIVE: To investigat weiter...
Author: Zacharin M, Lim A, Gryllakis J, Siafarikas A, Jefferies C, Briody J, Heather N, Pitkin J, Emmanuel J, Lee KJ, Wang X, Simm PJ, Munns CF
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2021; (): , PMID: 33954789
GID: 5422; Last update: 10.05.2021
Research Studies (2021)
BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration training (WBV) performed on a vibration platform can significantly improve physical performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It has been suggested tha weiter...
Author: Gloeckl R, Schneeberger T, Leitl D, Reinold T, Nell C, Jarosch I, Kenn K, Koczulla AR
Source: Respir Res, 2021; 22(1): 138, PMID: 33947416
Keywords: COPD, Balance, Power, Leistung, #GRFS174, #GRFS176
GID: 5420; Last update: 06.05.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
With aging, bone density is reduced, increasing the risk of suffering osteoporosis and fractures. Increasing physical activity (PA) may have preventive effects. However, until now, no studies have considered mo weiter...
Author: Moradell A, Rodriguez-Gomez I, Fernandez-Garcia AI, Navarrete-Villanueva D, Marin-Puyalto J, Perez-Gomez J, Villa-Vicente JG, Gonzalez-Gross M, Ara I, Casajus JA, Gomez-Cabello A, Vicente-Rodriguez G
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021; 18(7): , PMID: 33916857
GID: 5396; Last update: 03.05.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Different factors may contribute to the development of osteopenia or osteoporosis. Fatty acids are key nutrients for health, and a number of studies have reported an association between bone mineral density (BM weiter...
Author: Roncero-Martin R, Aliaga I, Moran JM, Puerto-Parejo LM, Rey-Sanchez P, de la Luz Canal-Macias M, Sanchez-Fernandez A, Pedrera-Zamorano JD, Lopez-Espuela F, Vera V, Cerrato-Carretero P, Lavado-Garcia JM
Source: Nutrients, 2021; 13(5): , PMID: 33922947
GID: 5395; Last update: 03.05.2021
Research Studies (2021)
PURPOSE: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa) has multiple adverse effects on musculoskeletal health. This 12-month randomised controlled trial aimed to assess the effects of multi-compo weiter...
Author: Via JD, Owen PJ, Daly RM, Mundell NL, Livingston PM, Rantalainen T, Foulkes SJ, Millar JL, Murphy DG, Fraser SF
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2021; (): , PMID: 33867499
GID: 5391; Last update: 26.04.2021
Research Studies (2021)
In cattle, limited data have been reported about the relationship between live weight, bone size, and strength and how this relationship can be altered by factors such as sex and age. The aim of this study was weiter...
Author: Gibson M, Hickson R, Back P, Dittmer K, Schreurs N, Rogers C
Source: Animals (Basel), 2021; 11(3): , PMID: 33807501
GID: 5384; Last update: 14.04.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Whole body vibration has been proven to improve the health status of patients with fibromyalgia, providing an activation of the neuromuscular spindles, which are responsible for muscle contraction. The present weiter...
Author: Mingorance JA, Montoya P, Vivas Miranda JG, Riquelme I
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021; 18(6): , PMID: 33804207
GID: 5387; Last update: 14.04.2021
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Research Studies (2016)
Untersuchungen zur mechanographischen Endophänotypisierung adipöser Kinder und Jugendlicher
Author: Kerkloh MC
Source: Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der Hohen Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität zu Köln, 2016;
GID: 5383; Last update: 08.04.2021
Research Studies (2020)
OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the relationships between muscle size, function, and polar second moments of area (J) at the midshaft femur, proximal tibia, and midshaft tibia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used weiter...
Author: Murray AA, Stock JT
Source: Am J Phys Anthropol, 2020; 173(2): 258-275, PMID: 32735047
GID: 5382; Last update: 07.04.2021
Research Studies (2021)
In pregnancy, changes in maternal calcium (Ca) economy occur to satisfy fetal Ca demand. It is unclear whether maternal mineral reserves facilitate these requirements and no data exist from sub-Saharan Africa. weiter...
Author: Breasail MO, Ward KA, Schoenbuchner SM, Ceesay M, Mendy M, Jarjou LM, Moore SE, Prentice A
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2021; 36(7): 1269-1280, PMID: 33784438
GID: 5341; Last update: 06.04.2021
Research Studies (2019)
The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the immediate effect of interventions based on the frequency of whole-body vibration on children with cerebral palsy"s balance and walking abilities. A total of 12 weiter...
Author: Han YG, Lee SW, Yun CK
Source: J Exerc Rehabil, 2019; 15(4): 597-602, PMID: 31523683
Keywords: CP
GID: 5334; Last update: 25.03.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
OBJECTIVE: Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) is associated with impaired bone mineral density in adulthood, whereas the estimates on bone structure in adolescents with CHH has not been previously e weiter...
Author: Varimo T, Miettinen J PJ, Laine T, Salonen P, Tenhola S, Voutilainen R, Huopio H, Hero M, Raivio T
Source: Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 2021; (): , PMID: 33738832
GID: 5333; Last update: 22.03.2021
Research Studies (2020)
This study evaluated the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) com-bined with action observation on gross motor function, balance, and gait in children with spastic cerebral palsy. The participants were randomi weiter...
Author: Jung Y, Chung EJ, Chun HL, Lee BH
Source: J Exerc Rehabil, 2020; 16(3): 249-257, PMID: 32724782
GID: 5328; Last update: 16.03.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
Objectives: Peripheral quantitative computed tomography is utilised in increasing numbers of paediatric studies, however, very little is known about the reference limits for pQCT tibia measurements. The purpose weiter...
Author: Maciej Jaworski, Maria Kobyliñska, Krzysztof Graff
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2021; 21(2): 215-236, PMID: 34059567
GID: 5321; Last update: 08.03.2021
Research Studies (2021)
This study investigated the effectiveness of whole-body vibration (WBV) training incorporated into a conventional physiotherapy (PT) program (WBV-assisted training) in improving blood flow in the lower limbs a weiter...
Author: Szopa A, Domagalska-Szopa M, Siwiec A, Kwiecien-Czerwieniec I
Source: Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 2021; 9(): 601747, PMID: 33644013
Keywords: spina bifida, doppler ultrasound test, range of motion, whole-body vibration, myelomeningocele, lower
limb, contracture
GID: 5315; Last update: 08.03.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
Osteoporosis after spinal cord injury: aetiology, effects and therapeutic approaches.
Osteoporosis is a long-term consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI) that leads to a high risk of fragility fractures. The fracture rate in people with SCI is twice that of the general population. At least 50% o weiter...
Author: Abdelrahman S, Ireland A, Winter EM, Purcell M, Coupaud S
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2021; 21(1): 26-50, PMID: 33657753
Keywords: Meta-Analysis
GID: 5318; Last update: 08.03.2021
Research Studies (2021)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Stress fractures at weight-bearing sites, particularly the tibia, are common in military recruits and athletes. This review presents recent findings from human imaging and biomechanics studi weiter...
Author: O"Leary TJ, Rice HM, Greeves JP
Source: Curr Osteoporos Rep, 2021; (): , PMID: 33635518
GID: 5309; Last update: 01.03.2021
Research Studies (2018)
Importance: Although guidelines for vitamin D supplementation in infants have been widely implemented, they are mostly based on studies focusing on prevention of rickets. The optimal dose for bone strength and weiter...
Author: Rosendahl J, Valkama S, Holmlund-Suila E, Enlund-Cerullo M, Hauta-Alus H, Helve O, Hytinantti T, Levalahti E, Kajantie E, Viljakainen H, Makitie O, Andersson S
Source: JAMA Pediatr, 2018; 172(7): 646-654, PMID: 29813149
GID: 5302; Last update: 19.02.2021
Research Studies (2020)
Objective: To investigate the effect of age and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level on walking endurance after 20 weeks of vibration therapy in children and young people with cerebral palsy weiter...
Author: Telford D, Vesey RM, Hofman PL, Gusso S
Source: Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl, 2020; 2(3): 100068, PMID: 33543094
Keywords: CP, GMFCS
GID: 5294; Last update: 09.02.2021
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Research Studies (2021)
Objective: We examined the role of vitamin D on volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and architecture during the first weekfs post-fracture in postmenopausal women (PMW) with distal radial fractures (DRF) t weiter...
Author: Konstantinos Raptis, Konstantinos Makris, George Trovas, Antonios Galanos,
Christos Koutserimpas, Nikolaos Papaioannou, Ioannis Vlamis, Konstantinos Vlasis, Symeon Tournis
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2021; 21(1): 93-103, PMID: 33657759
GID: 5292; Last update: 04.02.2021
Research Studies (2021)
Longitudinal changes in muscle power compared to muscle strength and mass
Objectives: The study reports longitudinal changes in grip strength, muscle mass and muscle power of lower extremities. The aim is to identify early muscular changes to improve the diagnosis and treatment of sa weiter...
Author: Sabine Wiegmann, Dieter Felsenberg, Gabriele Armbrecht, Roswitha Dietzel
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2021; 21(1): 13-25, PMID: 33657752
Keywords: Aging, Longitudinal, Mechanography, Muscle Power, Sarcopenia
GID: 5293; Last update: 04.02.2021
Research Studies (2021)
BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle is one of the main components of lean soft tissue mass (LSTM). Low levels in children affect locomotion, posture and increase the risk of metabolic syndrome. AIM: (1) To evaluate the weiter...
Author: Cordoba-Rodriguez DP, Iglesia I, Gomez-Bruton A, Miguel-Berges ML, Flores-Barrantes P, Casajus JA, Moreno LA, Rodriguez G
Source: Ann Hum Biol, 2021; (): 1-27, PMID: 33470135
GID: 5280; Last update: 25.01.2021
Research Studies (2021)
This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of different whole body vibration (WBV) frequencies on concentric and eccentric leg muscle strength, bone turnover and walking endurance after stro weiter...
Author: Yang Z, Miller T, Xiang Z, Pang MYC
Source: Sci Rep, 2021; 11(1): 121, PMID: 33420277
GID: 5263; Last update: 11.01.2021
Research Studies (2020)
Several studies suggest resistance training (RT) while supplementing with various protein supplements can enhance strength and muscle mass in older individuals. However, to date, no study has examined the effec weiter...
Author: Lamb DA, Moore JH, Smith MA, Vann CG, Osburn SC, Ruple BA, Fox CD, Smith KS, Altonji OM, Power ZM, Cerovsky AE, Ross CO, Cao AT, Goodlett MD, Huggins KW, Fruge AD, Young KC, Roberts MD
Source: J Int Soc Sports Nutr, 2020; 17(1): 66, PMID: 33317565
GID: 5268; Last update: 11.01.2021
Research Studies (2020)
BACKGROUND: In children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), low trabecular volumetric bone mineral density (Trab vBMD) has been reported. However, studies using the trabecular bone score (TBS) are scarce. The weiter...
Author: Wagh A, Ekbote V, Khadilkar V, Khadilkar A
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2020; (): , PMID: 33358221
GID: 5265; Last update: 11.01.2021
Research Studies (2020)
We present a 9-year-old male child having history of fractures on trivial trauma with a family history of the same. He was treated for osteogenesis imperfecta (OI; zolendronate, calcium and vitamin D) and show weiter...
Author: Karguppikar MB, Ekbote V, Khadilkar A, Khadilkar V
Source: BMJ Case Rep, 2020; 13(12): , PMID: 33318265
GID: 5267; Last update: 11.01.2021
Research Studies (2021)
There has been evidence that cyclical mechanical stimulation may be osteogenic, thus providing opportunities for nonpharmacological treatment of degenerative bone disease. Here, we applied this technology to a weiter...
Author: Rajapakse CS, Johncola AJ, Batzdorf AS, Jones BC, Al Mukaddam M, Sexton K, Shults J, Leonard MB, Snyder PJ, Wehrli FW
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2021; 36(4): 673-684, PMID: 33314313
GID: 5269; Last update: 11.01.2021
Research Studies (2020)
Disuse osteoporosis can result from prolonged bed rest, paralysis, casts, braces, fractures and other conditions. Abaloparatide (ABL) is a PTHrP analog that increases bone density and strength by stimulating os weiter...
Author: Teguh DA, Nustad JL, Craven AE, Brooks DJ, Arlt H, Hu D, Baron R, Lanske B, Bouxsein ML
Source: Bone, 2020; 144(): 115801, PMID: 33338664
GID: 5266; Last update: 11.01.2021
Research Studies (2020)
Ambulanter Lungensport und körperliches Training bei Patienten mit Atemwegs- und Lungenkrankheiten
DE: Um der zu selten genutzten Behandlungsoption „Bewegungstherapie“ bei Patienten mit chronischen Lungenkrankheiten eine bessere Nutzung und eine größere Verbreitung zu ermöglichen, wurden von einer Exp weiter...
Author: Worth H, Bock R, Frisch M, Göhl O, Grünig E, Glöckl R, Limbach M, Schultz K, Spielmanns M, Taube K, Teschler S, Watz H
Source: Pneumologie, 2020; DOI: 10.1055/a-1310-2400:
Keywords: Ganzkörpervibration, Galileo Studien, Metaanalysis
GID: 5258; Last update: 31.12.2020
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Research Studies (2020)
Effects of whole-body vibrations on neuromuscular fatigue: a study with sets of different durations.
Background: Whole body vibrations have been used as an exercise modality or as a tool to study neuromuscular integration. There is increasing evidence that longer WBV exposures (up to 10 minutes) induce an acu weiter...
Author: Kalc M, Ritzmann R, Strojnik V
Source: PeerJ, 2020; 8(): e10388, PMID: 33282559
GID: 5246; Last update: 08.12.2020
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Research Studies (2020)
BACKGROUND: Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) is the current densitometric gold-standard for assessing skeletal muscle at the 66% proximal tibia site. High resolution peripheral quantitative co weiter...
Author: Hildebrand KN, Sidhu K, Gabel L, Besler BA, Burt LA, Boyd SK
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2020; (): 465-473, PMID: 33257203
GID: 5247; Last update: 08.12.2020
Research Studies (2021)
Effect of whole-body vibration on freezing and flexibility in Parkinson"s disease-a pilot study.
BACKGROUND: Parkinson"s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Symptoms are treated by medication, physio-, exercise, and occupational therapy. Alternative methods have been used in exerc weiter...
Author: Dincher A, Becker P, Wydra G
Source: Neurol Sci, 2021; 42(7): 2795-2801, PMID: 33159620
GID: 5237; Last update: 24.11.2020
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Research Studies (2020)
BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration (WBV) has emerged as a potential intervention paradigm for improving motor function and bone growth in children with disabilities. However, most evidence comes from adult studie weiter...
Author: Beerse M, Lelko M, Wu J
Source: Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 2020; (): 105235, PMID: 33221052
GID: 5234; Last update: 24.11.2020
Research Studies (2013)
Differential effects of exercise on tibial shaft marrow density in young female athletes.
CONTEXT: Increased mechanical loading can promote the preferential differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to osteoblastogenesis, but it is not known whether long-term bone strength-enhancing exe weiter...
Author: Rantalainen T, Nikander R, Heinonen A, Cervinka T, Sievanen H, Daly RM
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2013; 98(5): 2037-44, PMID: 23616150
GID: 5221; Last update: 13.11.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Persons with neurologically motor-complete spinal cord injury (SCI) have a marked loss of bone mineral density (BMD) of the long bones of the lower extremities, predisposing them to fragility fractures, especia weiter...
Author: Cirnigliaro CM, La Fountaine MF, Parrott JS, Kirshblum SC, McKenna C, Sauer SJ, Shapses SA, Hao L, McClure IA, Hobson JC, Spungen AM, Bauman WA
Source: JBMR Plus, 2020; 4(8): e10375, PMID: 33134767
GID: 5220; Last update: 09.11.2020
Research Studies (2021)
Children with beta thalassemia major (BTM) are known to have reduced bone mass which increases incidence of non-traumatic fractures. Few studies have assessed prevalence of fractures and bone health in underpri weiter...
Author: Shah N, Khadilkar A, Ekbote V, Mughal Z, Gondhalekar K, Khadilkar S, Ramanan V, Khadilkar V, Padidela R
Source: Bone, 2021; 143(): 115730, PMID: 33137537
GID: 5219; Last update: 09.11.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Author: Volker Viereck, Marianne Gamper
Source: Manual of Vibration Exercise and Vibration Therapy, 2020; Springer Nature: 329-335
GID: 5217; Last update: 04.11.2020
Research Studies (2021)
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are rapidly rising in Africa, with multi-morbidity increasing the burden on health and social care. Osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) both share common risk factors; weiter...
Author: Zengin A, Jarjou LM, Janha RE, Prentice A, Cooper C, Ebeling PR, Ward KA
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2021; 36(2): 227-235, PMID: 33118663
GID: 5216; Last update: 02.11.2020
Research Studies (2021)
Studying Bone Mineral Density in Young People: The Complexity of choosing a pQCT Reference Database.
BACKGROUND: Many chronic illnesses affect bone health, and commonly lead to mineralization abnormalities in young people. As cortical and trabecular bone may be differentially affected in certain diseases, an i weiter...
Author: Lalayiannis AD, Fewtrell M, Biassoni L, Silva S, Goodman N, Shroff R, Crabtree NJ
Source: Bone, 2021; 143(): 115713, PMID: 33122089
GID: 5215; Last update: 02.11.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Objective: Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) is a risk factor for reduced physical performance, osteoporosis, and fractures due to compromised musculoskeletal metabolism. In this conditi weiter...
Author: Seefried L, Genest F, Stromsdorfer J, Engelmann B, Lapa C, Jakob F, Baumann FT, Sperlich B, Jundt F
Source: J Bone Oncol, 2020; 25(): 100323, PMID: 33083217
GID: 5211; Last update: 26.10.2020
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Research Studies (2020)
The present study aims to investigate the effects of 8 weeks of bed rest, with or without resistance exercise intervention, on the volumes of muscle tissue and the intramuscular, intermuscular, and subcutaneous weiter...
Author: Ogawa M, Belavy DL, Yoshiko A, Armbrecht G, Miokovic T, Felsenberg D, Akima H
Source: Physiol Rep, 2020; 8(18): e14560, PMID: 32951335
GID: 5210; Last update: 19.10.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Background The efficacy of interventions for cerebral palsy (CP) has been frequently investigated with inconclusive results and motor function measured by the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66) is common. weiter...
Author: Christina Stark Ibrahim Duran Kyriakos Martakis Karoline Spiess
Oliver Semler Eckhard Schoenau
Source: Neuropediatrics, 2020; 51(6): 407-416, PMID: 33065752
GID: 5203; Last update: 05.10.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Radiographic imaging, densitometry and disease severity in Autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type 2.
OBJECTIVE: To characterize relationships between quantitative computed tomography bone mineral density measurements and other qualitative and quantitative imaging measures, as well as clinical metrics, in pati weiter...
Author: Ladd LM, Imel EA, Niziolek PJ, Liu Z, Warden SJ, Liang Y, Econs MJ
Source: Skeletal Radiol, 2020; 50(5): 903-913, PMID: 33009917
GID: 5204; Last update: 05.10.2020
Research Studies (2020)
BACKGROUND: Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) is a useful tool to assess detailed bone characteristics. Its utility in infants is however limited due to lack of reference data and technical cha weiter...
Author: Valkama S, Holmlund-Suila E, Ireland A, Hauta-Alus H, Enlund-Cerullo M, Rosendahl J, Andersson S, Makitie O
Source: Bone, 2020; 141(): 115670, PMID: 33007527
GID: 5205; Last update: 05.10.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Background Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a relative new intervention paradigm that could reduce spasticity and improve motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP). We investigated neuromuscular respons weiter...
Author: Virginia Liang Gena Henderson Jianhua Wu
Source: Clinical Biomechanics, 2020; 80: 105170, PMID: 32920250
GID: 5195; Last update: 21.09.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Associations between Physical Fitness, Bone Mass, and Structure in Older People.
The main aim was to analyse the associations between several physical fitness variables and bone parameters in a sample of elderly people. 129 participants (94 females and 35 males, 76.2 +/- 5.4 y) from the EXE weiter...
Author: Moradell A, Gomez-Cabello A, Gomez-Bruton A, Muniz-Pardos B, Puyalto JM, Matute-Llorente A, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Ara I, Casajus JA, Vicente-Rodriguez G
Source: Biomed Res Int, 2020; 2020(): 6930682, PMID: 32733950
GID: 5183; Last update: 25.08.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Bone Geometry and Microarchitecture Deficits in Children with Alagille Syndrome.
Alagille syndrome (ALGS) is an autosomal dominant disorder attributed to mutations in the Notch signaling pathway. Children with ALGS are at increased risk for fragility fracture of unknown etiology. Our object weiter...
Author: Kindler JM, Mitchell EL, Piccoli DA, Grimberg A, Leonard MB, Loomes KM, Zemel BS
Source: Bone, 2020; 141(): 115576, PMID: 32791330
GID: 5180; Last update: 25.08.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Acute whole-body vibration reduces post-activation depression in the triceps surae muscle.
PURPOSE: Acute whole-body vibration (WBV) is known to enhance neuromuscular activation. Especially mechanisms which act presynaptically are discussed to be involved in this modulation, but evidence is still lim weiter...
Author: Krause A, Gollhofer A, Lee K, Freyler K, Becker T, Kurz A, Ritzmann R
Source: Hum Mov Sci, 2020; 72(): 102655, PMID: 32721374
GID: 5178; Last update: 24.08.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Effects of Vibration Training in Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have reported positive effects of exercise training in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) on physical capacity and quality of life. However, evidence is rare on the effe weiter...
Author: Koczulla AR, Boeselt T, Koelpin J, Kaufhold F, Veith M, Nell C, Jarosch I, Spielmanns M, Alter P, Kahler C, Greulich T, Vogelmeier CF, Glockl R, Schneeberger T, Kenn K, Kahn NC, Herth FJF, Kreuter M
Source: Respiration, 2020; 99(8): 658-666, PMID: 32814339
Keywords: ILD, Muscle Function, 6MWT
GID: 5173; Last update: 24.08.2020
Research Studies (2021)
Whole-Body Vibration Stimulates Microvascular Blood Flow in Skeletal Muscle.
PURPOSE: Whole-body vibration therapy (WBV) has been reported to potentially act as an exercise mimetic by improving muscle function and exercise capacity in a variety of healthy and clinical populations. Cons weiter...
Author: Betik AC, Parker L, Kaur G, Wadley GD, Keske MA
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2021; 53(2): 375-383, PMID: 32826637
GID: 5169; Last update: 24.08.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Obesity and osteoporosis remain two major public health concerns. Soft tissue composition and bone are interrelated; however, it is still not well understood how changes in adiposity during adolescence affect b weiter...
Author: Bland VL, Bea JW, Blew RM, Roe DJ, Lee VR, Funk JL, Going SB
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2020; (): , PMID: 32810295
GID: 5174; Last update: 24.08.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Objectives In children with cerebral palsy (CP), the most common cause of physical impairment in childhood, less muscle and bone growth has been reported, when compared with typically developing children. The weiter...
Author: Duran I, Martakis K, Stark C, Schafmeyer L, Rehberg M, Schoenau E
Source: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab, 2020; (): , PMID: 32653878
GID: 5154; Last update: 13.07.2020
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BACKGROUND: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease that affects millions of people, and according to the International Diabetes Federation, 46.5% of people have undiagnosed diabetes. One of the mo weiter...
Author: Dominguez-Munoz FJ, Hernandez-Mocholi MA, Villafaina S, Garcia-Gordillo MA, Collado-Mateo D, Gusi N, Adsuar JC
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020; 17(12): , PMID: 32570700
GID: 5149; Last update: 29.06.2020
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BACKGROUND: Children with cerebral palsy present age-driven development in gross motor skills and walking capacity. AIMS: To precisely monitor the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) in children with CP, GMFCS levels 1 weiter...
Author: Martakis K, Stark C, Rehberg M, Semler O, Duran I, Schoenau E
Source: Dev Neurorehabil, 2020; 1-11, PMID: 32564635
Keywords: CP, 6MWT, CP reference data
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GID: 5150; Last update: 29.06.2020
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Understanding bone fragility in young adult females with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is of great clinical importance since the high fracture risk in this population remains unexplained. This study aimed to weiter...
Author: Jiang H, Robinson DL, Nankervis A, Garland SM, Callegari ET, Price S, Lee PVS, Wark JD
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2020; 24(2): 259-267, PMID: 32586681
GID: 5151; Last update: 29.06.2020
Research Studies (2020)
The influence of day-to-day physical activity on bone in adolescence has not been well characterized. Forty articles were identified that assessed the relationship between accelerometry-derived physical activit weiter...
Author: Bland VL, Heatherington-Rauth M, Howe C, Going SB, Bea JW
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2020; 31(10): 1865-1894, PMID: 32542544
GID: 5148; Last update: 22.06.2020
Research Studies (2020)
CONTEXT: The ultradistal (UD) radius is rich in trabecular bone and is easily measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). UD radius areal bone mineral density (aBMD) may help identify trabecular bone d weiter...
Author: Kindler JM, Kalkwarf HJ, Lappe JM, Gilsanz V, Oberfield S, Shepherd JA, Kelly A, Winer KK, Zemel BS
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2020; 105(10): 3529-3539, PMID: 32561914
GID: 5147; Last update: 22.06.2020
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(1) Background: Regucalcin or senescence marker protein 30 (SMP30) is a Ca(2+) binding protein discovered in 1978 with multiple functions reported in the literature. However, the impact of exercise training on weiter...
Author: Perez-Gomez J, Adsuar JC, Garcia-Gordillo MA, Munoz P, Romo L, Maynar M, Gusi N, P C R
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020; 17(11): E3940, PMID: 32498351
Keywords: SMP30
GID: 5142; Last update: 16.06.2020
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We investigated longitudinal changes in tibia bone strength in master power (jumping and sprinting) and endurance (distance) athletes of both sexes. Bone mass but not cross-sectional moment of inertia was bette weiter...
Author: Ireland A, Mittag U, Degens H, Felsenberg D, Ferretti JL, Heinonen A, Koltai E, Korhonen MT, McPhee JS, Mekjavic I, Piasecki J, Pisot R, Radak Z, Simunic B, Suominen H, Wilks DC, Winwood K, Rittweger J
Source: Arch Osteoporos, 2020; 15(1): 87, PMID: 32524289
Keywords: pQCT
GID: 5135; Last update: 14.06.2020
Research Studies (2020)
OBJECTIVES: To explore associations between measures of lower limb muscle force, velocity and power from jumping mechanography (JM) and simple physical capability (PC) testing, and falls in community dwelling weiter...
Author: Parsons CM, Edwards MH, Cooper C, Dennison EM, Ward KA
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2020; 20(2): 168-175, PMID: 32481232
Keywords: Ageing, Epidemiology, Falls, Jump, Muscle, Physical Capability, Leonardo Mechanography, Fall Risk
GID: 5132; Last update: 05.06.2020
Research Studies (2019)
Objective: Low muscle function is a component of sarcopenia. Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases are related to increased muscle loss and decreased muscle performance. Our purpose was to study muscle functio weiter...
Author: Dionyssiotis Y, Skarantavos G, Kantaidou I, Papadatou MC, Papagelopoulos P, Angoules A, Papathanasiou J, Lyritis GP
Source: J Frailty Sarcopenia Falls, 2019; 4(4): 116-121, PMID: 32300726
Keywords: Sarcopenia, Jumping mechanography, Rheumatic diseases, Osteoporosis, Menopause
GID: 5133; Last update: 05.06.2020
Research Studies (2019)
Objective: Bone adapts to mechanical stimuli by increasing its mass and changing geometry; muscles are the stimulators for this change as they induce forces through contractions. Thus, bone strength is driven b weiter...
Author: Palande S., Ekbote V., Chiplonkar S., Padidela R., Mughal Z., Vispute S., Rawer R., Khadilkar A., Khadilkar V.
Source: Bone Abstracts (ICCBH 2019), 2019; 10.1530/boneabs.7.P155: 155
GID: 5124; Last update: 30.05.2020
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Musculoskeletal Phenotype in Two Unrelated Individuals With a Recurrent Nonsense Variant in SGMS2
Heterozygous mutations in the gene encoding the sphingomyelin synthase 2, SGMS2, have recently been linked to childhood-onset osteoporosis and skeletal dysplasia. One nonsense variant at position c.148C>T (p.Ar weiter...
Author: Marie-Eve Robinson , Ghalib Bardai, Louis-Nicolas Veilleux, Francis H Glorieux, Frank Rauch
Source: Bone, 2020; 134(): 115261, PMID: 32028018
Keywords: Bisphosphonates; Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; Osteogenesis imperfecta; Peripheral quantitative computed tomography; SGMS2.
GID: 5116; Last update: 26.05.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Aims: To evaluate the effects of side-alternating vibration therapy on physical function and body composition in adolescents with Down syndrome.Methods: Fourteen adolescents (8 males) with Down syndrome (mean weiter...
Author: Silmara Gusso, Renuka M Vesey, José G B Derraik, Craig F Munns, Patricia Colle , Janene B Biggs, Paul L Hofman
Source: Phys Occup Ther Pediatr, 2020; 28: 1-12, PMID: 32345083
Keywords: BMC, Down Syndrome, muscle function, vibration plate
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GID: 5121; Last update: 26.05.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Aims: A pilot study was performed to establish the safety, feasibility and efficacy of vibration therapy (VT) on bone and muscle health in children and adolescents with a range of musculoskeletal disorders. M weiter...
Author: Renuka M Vesey , Paul L Hofman , José Gb Derraik, Patrícia Colle, Janene B Biggs, Craig F Munns, Wayne S Cutfield, Silmara Gusso
Source: J Paediatr Child Health, 2020; 56(8): 1257-1262, PMID: 32436612
Keywords: bone; muscle; musculoskeletal disorder; physical function; vibration plate.
GID: 5118; Last update: 26.05.2020
Research Studies (2020)
COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease which leads to several clinical conditions related to the dysfunction of the respiratory system along with other physical and psychological complaints. Severe weiter...
Author: Sañudo B., Seixas A., Gloeckl R., Rittweger J., Rawer R., Taiar R., van der Zee E.A.,van Heuvelen M.J.G., Lacerda A.C.,Sartorio A., Bemben M., Cochrane D., Furness T., de Sá-Caputo D., Bernardo-Filho M.
Source: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2020; 17/10: 3650, PMID: 32455961
Keywords: Galileo Therapy COVID-19 Revovery, SARS-CoV-2, ICU
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GID: 5112; Last update: 25.05.2020
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Manual of Vibration Exercise and Vibration Therapy
This book addresses the practical aspects of vibration exercise and vibration therapy. In addition, it describes the technical and physiological background, providing applied scientists and doctors with a deepe weiter...
Author: Rittweger J., van der Zee E.A., Rawer R., Riley D.A., Cochrane D., Ribor-Ciscar E., Ritzmann R., Karcan I., Moreira-Marconi E., Marín P., Patrick O.J., Stark C., Runge M., Bremben D., Gloeckl R., Duran I., Yang F., Gerhardt F., Paineiras-Domingos L.L., Lo
Source: Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-43985-9, 2020;
GID: 5115; Last update: 25.05.2020
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This study assessed the influence of a 10-day hypoxic bed rest on cartilage biomarkers and subchondral bone density across the patellofemoral joint (PFJ). Within clinical settings hypoxic tissue may arise in se weiter...
Author: McDonnell AC, Eiken O, Mekjavic IB, Zlak N, Drobnic M
Source: Physiol Rep, 2020; 8(8): e14413, PMID: 32333524
GID: 5105; Last update: 27.04.2020
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Knockout of hyaluronidase Spam1 reduces age-related bone and cartilage changes in mouse knee.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of Spam1 hyaluronidase in age-related bone and cartilage changes in the mouse knee. DESIGN: Spam1(-/-) and WT mice were euthanised at different ages from 10 to 52 weeks. The r weiter...
Author: Lafont S, Achouri Y, Cardinal M, Roels T, de Ville de Goyet C, Behets C, Manicourt D
Source: Morphologie, 2020; 104(): 151-157, PMID: 32224028
GID: 5091; Last update: 06.04.2020
Research Studies (2020)
AIMS: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of diabetic neuropathy (dNP) on lower limb endurance, explosive and maximal muscle strength in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). METHOD weiter...
Author: Van Eetvelde BLM, Lapauw B, Proot P, Vanden Wyngaert K, Celie B, Cambier D, Calders P
Source: J Diabetes Complications, 2020; 34(6): 107562, PMID: 32122790
Keywords: Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Diabetic neuropathy
Maximal muscle strength
Muscle endurance
Explosive muscle strength
GID: 5079; Last update: 16.03.2020
Research Studies (2020)
OBJECTIVES: To describe peripheral long bone material and structural differences in youth at risk of secondary osteoporosis across disease-specific profiles. METHODS: Upper- and lower limbs of children and ado weiter...
Author: Jenkins M, Hart NH, Nimphius S, Chivers P, Rantalainen T, Rothacker KM, Beck BR, Weeks BK, McIntyre F, Hands B, Beeson BP, Siafarikas A
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2020; 20(1): 27-52, PMID: 32131368
GID: 5074; Last update: 11.03.2020
Research Studies (2020)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility and benefits of Whole Body Vibration (WBV) exercise as a safe and effective training-tool for countering sarcopenia and age-related declines in mobility and function in weiter...
Author: Wadsworth D, Lark S
Source: Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2020; 101(7): 1111-1119, PMID: 32145279
Keywords: Balance, Gait, Muscle Function
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GID: 5065; Last update: 10.03.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Deficits in bone architecture and strength in children living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy.
BACKGROUND: Reduced bone mineral mass by dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is reported in children living with HIV (CLWH), but few studies of bone microarchitecture, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, have been weiter...
Author: Shiau S, Yin MT, Strehlau R, Burke M, Patel F, Kuhn L, Coovadia A, Norris SA, Arpadi SM
Source: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2020; 84(1): 101-106, PMID: 32141960
GID: 5070; Last update: 10.03.2020
Research Studies (2020)
BACKGROUND: Non-invasive application of whole-body vibration (WBV) has the potential for inducing improvements in impaired peripheral circulation, cutaneous sensation and balance among older adults. However, re weiter...
Author: Mahbub MH, Hase R, Yamaguchi N, Hiroshige K, Harada N, Bhuiyan ANH, Tanabe T
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020; 17(3): , PMID: 32046205
GID: 5054; Last update: 03.03.2020
Research Studies (2020)
It is well known that the bone response to physical activity is highly dependent on the nature of the loads imposed. Despite this, few direct comparisons of the effect of impact-style loading and resistance tr weiter...
Author: Lambert C, Beck BR, Harding AT, Watson SL, Weeks BK
Source: Bone, 2020; 132(): 115192, PMID: 31846824
GID: 5049; Last update: 27.02.2020
Research Studies (2020)
The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of an 8-week whole-body vibration (WBV) on the quality of life, physical fitness, body composition, glycosylate hemoglobin (HbA1c), lipid profile, and foot healt weiter...
Author: Dominguez-Munoz FJ, Villafaina S, Garcia-Gordillo MA, Hernandez-Mocholi MA, Collado-Mateo D, Adsuar JC, Gusi N
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020; 17(4): , PMID: 32085626
GID: 5045; Last update: 24.02.2020
Research Studies (2014)
Purpose The present study investigated the effects of 16 weeks of small-volume, small-sided soccer training soccer group (SG, n = 13) and oscillating whole-body vibration training vibration group (VG, n = 17) weiter...
Author: Connolly LJ, Scott S, Mohr M, Ermidis G, Julian R, Bangsbo J, Jackman SR, Bowtell JL, Davies RC, Hopkins SJ, Seymour R, Knapp KM, Krustrup P, Fulford J.
Source: Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2014; 3(4): 284-292
GID: 5038; Last update: 29.01.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) experience a considerable decline in physical and psycho-social capacity. Since whole body vibration (WBV) is known to efficiently sti weiter...
Author: Pahl A, Wehrle A, Kneis S, Gollhofer A, Bertz H
Source: Ann Hematol, 2020; 99(3): 635-648, PMID: 31970448
GID: 5033; Last update: 28.01.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Sleep duration may be associated with risk of osteoporosis, with suggestions that too little or indeed too much sleep may be detrimental to bone health. In this study, we considered whether perceived sleep qual weiter...
Author: Bevilacqua G, Denison HJ, Laskou F, Jameson KA, Ward KA, Cooper C, Dennison EM
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2020; 106(5): 455-464, PMID: 31955228
GID: 5027; Last update: 20.01.2020
Research Studies (2019)
Correlation Between Mechanography and Clinical Parameters at Six Months After Hip Fracture Surgery.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between mechanography and clinical parameters in older people at 3 and 6 months after hip fracture surgery. METHODS: A longitudinal follow-up study was conducted in uni weiter...
Author: Min TJ, Cho J, Ha YC, Lim JY, Kang SH, Kim DK, Seo KM, Beom J
Source: Ann Rehabil Med, 2019; 43(6): 642-649, PMID: 31918527
GID: 5029; Last update: 20.01.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Jumping Joints: The Complex Relationship Between Osteoarthritis and Jumping Mechanography.
We investigated the relationship between lower limb osteoarthritis (OA) and muscle strength and power (assessed by jumping mechanography) in UK community-dwelling older adults. We recruited 249 older adults (14 weiter...
Author: Shere C, Fuggle NR, Edward MH, Parsons CM, Jameson KA, Cooper C, Dennison EM, Ward KA
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2020; 106(2): 115-123, PMID: 31655874
Keywords: Osteoarthritis
GID: 5031; Last update: 20.01.2020
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Normative-referenced percentile values for physical fitness among Canadians.
BACKGROUND: This study developed age- and sex-specific normative-referenced percentile values for five physical fitness tests across a wide age range of Canadians, using a nationally representative sample. DATA weiter...
Author: Hoffmann MD, Colley RC, Doyon CY, Wong SL, Tomkinson GR, Lang JJ
Source: Health Rep, 2019; 30(10): 14-22, PMID: 31617933
GID: 5032; Last update: 20.01.2020
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Feasibility and Effects on Muscle Function of an Exercise Program for Older Adults.
INTRODUCTION: Study objective was to determine feasibility and compliance with a 3-month exercise intervention in older adults, and if peripheral quantitative computed tomography muscle measures and jumping me weiter...
Author: Minett MM, Binkley TL, Holm RP, Runge M, Specker BL
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2020; 52(2): 441-448, PMID: 31939912
GID: 5028; Last update: 20.01.2020
Research Studies (2019)
BIA-assessed cellular hydration and muscle performance in youth, adults, and older adults.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Alterations in body hydration can have an impact on muscle performance, with consequences not only at a sporting level, but on overall health and daily functional competence. Given that t weiter...
Author: Hetherington-Rauth M, Baptista F, Sardinha LB
Source: Clin Nutr, 2019; 39(8): 2624-2630, PMID: 31837838
GID: 5030; Last update: 20.01.2020
Research Studies (2019)
OBJECTIVE: We wished to determine bone alterations in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients by conventional densitometry (DXA), peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT), and bone biomarkers. METHODS: We i weiter...
Author: Horvath A, Vegh E, Pusztai A, Petho Z, Hamar A, Czokolyova M, Bhattoa HP, Nagy G, Juhasz B, Hodosi K, Domjan A, Szekanecz Z, Szucs G, Szamosi S
Source: Arthritis Res Ther, 2019; 21(1): 274, PMID: 31823821
GID: 5023; Last update: 14.01.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Centner, C, Ritzmann, R, Gollhofer, A, and Konig, D. Effects of whole-body vibration training and blood flow restriction on muscle adaptations in women: a randomized controlled trial. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): weiter...
Author: Centner C, Ritzmann R, Gollhofer A, Konig D
Source: J Strength Cond Res, 2020; 34(3): 603-608, PMID: 31842133
GID: 5014; Last update: 14.01.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Increased fracture risk in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes has been reported, but the reasons for it are incompletely understood. We aimed to investigate possible determinants of this increased risk and f weiter...
Author: Banica T, Coussens M, Verroken C, Calders P, De Wandele I, Malfait F, Zmierczak HG, Goemaere S, Lapauw B, Rombaut L
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2020; 31(5): 849-856, PMID: 31873762
GID: 5018; Last update: 14.01.2020
Research Studies (2020)
Reference values of sway parameters have not been published for the Leonardo mechanograph® so far. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine normative values on postural control measured by the fo weiter...
Author: Wiegmann S, Felsenberg D, Gast U, Börst H, Armbrecht G, Dietzel R
Source: J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol., 2020; 5(1): doi:10.3390/jfmk5010, PMID: 33467217
Keywords: Balance
GID: 5007; Last update: 20.12.2019
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The Use of Vibration Platforms in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Future Prospects
Objectives: This review analyzes the information available so as to identify factors influencing whole body vibration training [WBV] and estimates its potential benefits in [FMS]. Finally, we established recomm weiter...
Author: Iván Chulvi-Medrano, Borja Sañudo, Laura Masiá-Tortosa & Marzo Da Silva-Grigoletto
Source: Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain,, 2013; 21:2,: 165-172,
GID: 5001; Last update: 06.12.2019
Research Studies (2019)
The cortical structure of human fibula varies widely throughout the bone suggesting a more selective adaptation to different mechanical environments with respect to the adjacent tibia. To test this hypothesis weiter...
Author: Sergio H. Lüscher , Laura M. Nocciolino Nicolás Pilot , Leonardo Pisani,
Alex Ireland Jörn Rittweger , José L. Ferretti Gustavo R. Cointry and
Ricardo F. Capozza
Source: Front. Endocrinol., 2019; 10:833: , PMID: 31827461
Keywords: fibula, bone biomechanics, pQCT, running, bone mechanostat, exercise and bone
GID: 4998; Last update: 28.11.2019
Research Studies (2019)
BACKGROUND: Physiotherapy, including vibration-assisted therapy, has been proven to be effective for patients with ataxic cerebral palsy. Herewith, we studied the effect of a functional, goal-oriented interval weiter...
Author: Martakis K, Stark C, Alberg E, Bossier C, Semler O, Schonau E, Duran I
Source: Klin Padiatr, 2019; 231(6): 304-312, PMID: 31724139
Keywords: Cologne Concept, Kölner Konzept, Ataxie, Ataxia
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Research Studies (2019)
Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis are an issue of great concern in public health so that the increase/maintenance of whole-body bone mineral density (BMD) is clinically relevant and could reduce the fi weiter...
Author: Camacho-Cardenosa M, Camacho-Cardenosa A, Burtscher M, Brazo-Sayavera J, Tomas-Carus P, Olcina G, Timon R
Source: Front Physiol, 2019; 10(): 1122, PMID: 31543827
Keywords: DXA, bine density, erderly, Osteoporosis
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GID: 4982; Last update: 14.10.2019
Research Studies (2020)
The acute effects of different frequencies of whole-body vibration on arterial stiffness.
Whole-body vibration (WBV) can decrease arterial stiffness, but the effects of low-frequency WBV on arterial stiffness are not known. The aim of this study was to clarify the acute effects on arterial stiffnes weiter...
Author: Kim E, Okamoto T, Song J, Lee K
Source: Clin Exp Hypertens, 2020; 42(4): 345-351, PMID: 31514544
GID: 4964; Last update: 16.09.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Monitoring Procedural Pain and Distress in a Child With Rett Syndrome: A Case Report.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Whole body vibration training is a viable option for children with Rett syndrome; however, the positioning requirements and intense vibration may be interpreted as pain. CASE: A 13-year- weiter...
Author: Swiggum M, Grant L
Source: Pediatr Phys Ther, 2019; 31(4): E1-E5, PMID: 31469772
GID: 4958; Last update: 02.09.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Weight-bearing physical activity may decrease or prevent bone deterioration after hip fracture. This study investigated the effects of a home-based physical rehabilitation program on tibial bone traits in older weiter...
Author: Suominen TH, Edgren J, Salpakoski A, Arkela M, Kallinen M, Cervinka T, Rantalainen T, Tormakangas T, Heinonen A, Sipila S
Source: JBMR Plus, 2019; 3(6): e10175, PMID: 31346568
GID: 4946; Last update: 20.08.2019
Research Studies (2014)
Author: Perchthaler, D
Source: Thesis, 2014;
GID: 4940; Last update: 10.07.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Mineral and bone disorder in chronic kidney disease (CKD-MBD) is a triad of biochemical imbalances of calcium, phosphate, parathyroid hormone and vitamin D, bone abnormalities and soft tissue calcification. Ma weiter...
Author: Lalayiannis AD, Crabtree NJ, Fewtrell M, Biassoni L, Milford DV, Ferro CJ, Shroff R
Source: Pediatr Nephrol, 2019; 35(6): 937-957, PMID: 31240395
GID: 4932; Last update: 01.07.2019
Research Studies (2019)
BACKGROUND: Ageing is accompanied by a loss of muscle mass and function, which are associated with decrease of functional capacity. Combination of WBV training with normobaric hypoxic exposure could augment th weiter...
Author: Camacho-Cardenosa M, Camacho-Cardenosa A, Tomas-Carus P, Olcina G, Timon R, Brazo-Sayavera J
Source: Aging Clin Exp Res, 2019; s40520-019-01246-y: , PMID: 31236796
GID: 4931; Last update: 01.07.2019
Research Studies (2019)
End stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with sarcopenia and skeletal fragility. The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to (1) characterize body composition, bone mineral density (BMD) and bone weiter...
Author: Leonard MB, Wehrli FW, Ziolkowski SL, Billig E, Long J, Nickolas TL, Magland JF, Nihtianova S, Zemel BS, Herskovitz R, Rajapakse CS
Source: Bone, 2019; 127(): 271-279, PMID: 31158505
GID: 4917; Last update: 17.06.2019
Research Studies (2019)
OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that the additional activation of motor units (MU) and the elevation of metabolic energy turnover resulting from whole-body vibration (WBV) superimposed to high intensity resistance weiter...
Author: Rosenberger A, Beijer A, Schoenau E, Mester J, Rittweger J, Zange J
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2019; 19(2): 159-168, PMID: 31186386
Keywords: Squat, Oxygen Uptage, Muscle Activation, EMG, 20-40Hz
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GID: 4921; Last update: 17.06.2019
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Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) show age-driven development and individual fluctuations in walking capacity. Aim: 1. To precisely quantify 1MWT changes in children with CP, GMFCS level 1 and 2, ge weiter...
Author: Martakis K, Stark C, Rehberg M, Semler O, Duran I, Schoenau E
Source: Dev Neurorehabil, 2019; (): 1-9, PMID: 31177878
Keywords: CP, 1MWT, CP Reference Data
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GID: 4924; Last update: 17.06.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Abnormal Cortical and Trabecular Bone in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease.
OBJECTIVE: This study compared bone health in youth with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease (CD) versus type 1 diabetes alone. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a case-control study of 42 youth with coexist weiter...
Author: Pham-Short A, Donaghue KC, Ambler G, Briody J, Garnett S, Munns CF, Craig ME
Source: Diabetes Care, 2019; 42(8): 1489-1495, PMID: 31167891
GID: 4915; Last update: 17.06.2019
Research Studies (2015)
To investigate reasons for the age-related reduction in physical function, we determined the relationships between muscle size, strength, and power with 6-min walk distance (6MWD) and timed up-and-go performan weiter...
Author: Maden-Wilkinson TM, McPhee JS, Jones DA, Degens H
Source: J Aging Phys Act, 2015; 23(3): 352-60, PMID: 25007824
GID: 4905; Last update: 21.05.2019
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Research Studies (2019)
Background: Whole-body vibration has been used to improve motor function in chronic stroke patients, but its effect on patients with subacute strokes remains unclear. Objectives: We explored the effect of whole weiter...
Author: Ahn JY, Kim H, Park CB
Source: Occup Ther Int, 2019; 2019(): 5820952, PMID: 31065236
GID: 4902; Last update: 16.05.2019
Research Studies (2019)
BACKGROUND: This pilot study was to examine the feasibility and tolerance of whole body vibration therapy (WBVT) for children and adults with moderate severity of cerebral palsy (CP) being graded as levels III weiter...
Author: Pin TW, Butler PB, Purves S
Source: BMC Neurol, 2019; 19(1): 80, PMID: 31043157
GID: 4900; Last update: 06.05.2019
Research Studies (2019)
INTRODUCTION: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a prevalent and clinically meaningful side effect of cancer treatment. CIPN is induced by neurotoxic agents, causing severe sensory and/or moto weiter...
Author: Streckmann F, Hess V, Bloch W, Decard BF, Ritzmann R, Lehmann HC, Balke M, Koliamitra C, Oschwald V, Elter T, Zahner L, Donath L, Roth R, Faude O
Source: BMJ Open, 2019; 9(4): e024467, PMID: 31023750
GID: 4896; Last update: 29.04.2019
Research Studies (2019)
BACKGROUND: Early mobilization improves physical independency of critically ill patients at hospital discharge in a general intensive care unit (ICU)-cohort. We aimed to investigate clinical and molecular bene weiter...
Author: Wollersheim T, Grunow JJ, Carbon NM, Haas K, Malleike J, Ramme SF, Schneider J, Spies CD, Mardian S, Mai K, Spuler S, Fielitz J, Weber-Carstens S
Source: J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 2019; 10(4): 734-747, PMID: 31016887
Keywords: Sepsis; Early mobilization; ICU-acquired weakness; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Whole-body vibration; Protocolbased
physiotherapy
GID: 4898; Last update: 29.04.2019
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Research Studies (2020)
Testing the deconditioning hypothesis of low back pain: A study in 1182 older women.
This study assessed the deconditioning hypothesis of low back pain (LBP) by examining physical function in relation to LBP and self-reported physical activity in women. This cross-sectional study recruited a re weiter...
Author: Tagliaferri SD, Armbrecht G, Miller CT, Owen PJ, Mundell NL, Felsenberg D, Thomasius F, Belavy DL
Source: Eur J Sport Sci, 2020; 20(1): 17-23, PMID: 31012382
GID: 4899; Last update: 29.04.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Camacho-Cardenosa, Marta, Alba Camacho-Cardenosa, Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Guillermo Olcina, Pablo Tomas-Carus, and Rafael Timon. Evaluation of 18-week whole-body vibration training in normobaric hypoxia on lower weiter...
Author: Camacho-Cardenosa M, Camacho-Cardenosa A, Brazo-Sayavera J, Olcina G, Tomas-Carus P, Timon R
Source: High Alt Med Biol, 2019; 20(2): 157-164, PMID: 31021265
GID: 4897; Last update: 29.04.2019
Research Studies (2019)
OBJECTIVE: The current study aimed to investigate if whole-body vibration (WBV) might attenuate the processing functional and neuromuscular degeneration of postural control in patients with MS. DESIGN: Performa weiter...
Author: Krause A, Lee K, Freyler K, Buhrer T, Gollhofer A, Ritzmann R
Source: Mult Scler Relat Disord, 2019; 31: 134-140, PMID: 30991299
GID: 4893; Last update: 23.04.2019
Research Studies (2019)
The Importance of Impact Loading and the Stretch Shortening Cycle for Spaceflight Countermeasures.
Pronounced muscle and bone losses indicate that the musculoskeletal system suffers substantially from prolonged microgravity. A likely reason for these detrimental adaptations in the lower extremity is the lack weiter...
Author: Gruber M, Kramer A, Mulder E, Rittweger J
Source: Front Physiol, 2019; 10(): 311, PMID: 30967797
Keywords: plyometric exercise, whole-body vibration, muscle, bone, mechanoadaptation
GID: 4889; Last update: 15.04.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Type 1 diabetes onset at young age is associated with compromised bone quality.
Women with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at increased risk for fracture. We studied the association of T1D and young age at T1D onset (T1D onset before 20years) on bone structural quality. 24 postmenopausal women w weiter...
Author: Shah VN, Joshee P, Sippl R, Pyle L, Vigers T, Carpenter D, Kohrt W, Snell-Bergeon JK
Source: Bone, 2019; 123(): 260-264, PMID: 30936041
GID: 4887; Last update: 08.04.2019
Research Studies (2019)
PURPOSE: Whole-body vibration (WBV) training is frequently applied in sports and rehabilitation with the aim of inducing beneficial functional and structural adaptations. In the past decades, blood flow restri weiter...
Author: Centner C, Ritzmann R, Schur S, Gollhofer A, Konig D
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol, 2019; 119(6): 1439-1449, PMID: 30949807
GID: 4886; Last update: 08.04.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Effects of vibration intensity on lower limb joint moments during standing.
Muscle activity and joint moment of the lower limbs can provide different information about the stimulation of controlled whole-body vibration (CWBV) on human body. Previous studies investigated the immediate e weiter...
Author: Yang F, Underdahl M, Yang H, Yang C
Source: J Biomech, 2019; 88: 18-24, PMID: 30904333
Keywords: Joint Forces
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GID: 4884; Last update: 01.04.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Calcium and vitamin D supplementation and bone health in Marine recruits: Effect of season.
Stress fractures are common overuse injuries caused by repetitive bone loading. These fractures are of particular concern for military recruits and athletes resulting in attrition in up to 60% of recruits that weiter...
Author: Gaffney-Stomberg E, Nakayama AT, Guerriere KI, Lutz LJ, Walker LA, Staab JS, Scott JM, Gasier HG, McClung JP
Source: Bone, 2019; 123(): 224–233, PMID: 30902791
GID: 4885; Last update: 01.04.2019
Research Studies (2018)
RATIONALE: Fluid volume estimates may help predict functional status and thereby improve sarcopenia diagnosis. MAIN RESULT: Bioimpedance-derived fluid volume, combined with DXA, improves identification of jump weiter...
Author: Kuchnia AJ, Yamada Y, Teigen L, Krueger D, Binkley N, Schoeller D
Source: Arch Osteoporos, 2018; 13(1): 97, PMID: 30218261
GID: 4876; Last update: 11.03.2019
Research Studies (2019)
PURPOSE: Free flap surgery can be associated with donor-site morbidity. The purpose of this study was to analyze long-term functional outcomes at the donor site after deep circumflex iliac artery (DCIA) bone fl weiter...
Author: Rendenbach C, Goehler F, Hansen L, Kohlmeier C, Amling M, Hanken H, Beck-Broichsitter B, Heiland M, Riecke B
Source: Microsurgery, 2019; 39(4): 304-309, PMID: 30159928
GID: 4877; Last update: 11.03.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet and Bone Mineral Density in Spanish Premenopausal Women.
The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been associated with an improvement in health and an increase in longevity. Certain components of a MD can play a role in the prevention of osteoporosis and/or hip fracture. We i weiter...
Author: Perez-Rey J, Roncero-Martin R, Rico-Martin S, Rey-Sanchez P, Pedrera-Zamorano JD, Pedrera-Canal M, Lopez-Espuela F, Lavado Garcia JM
Source: Nutrients, 2019; 11(3): 555, PMID: 30841631
GID: 4871; Last update: 11.03.2019
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Research Studies (2019)
In a population-based sample of British women aged over 70 years old, lean mass and peak lower limb muscle force were both independently associated with hip strength and fracture risk indices, thereby suggestin weiter...
Author: Elhakeem A, Hartley A, Luo Y, Goertzen AL, Hannam K, Clark EM, Leslie WD, Tobias JH
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2019; 30(1): 211-220, PMID: 30552442
Keywords: Leonardo, BMD Femoral Neck
GID: 4873; Last update: 11.03.2019
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Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: Arthritis in childhood can be associated with muscle weakness around affected joints, low bone mass and low bone strength. Exercise is recognized as an important part of management of children with weiter...
Author: Houghton KM, Macdonald HM, McKay HA, Guzman J, Duffy C, Tucker L
Source: Pediatr Rheumatol Online J, 2018; 16(1): 67, PMID: 30348221
GID: 4874; Last update: 11.03.2019
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Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: The rapidly rising ageing population in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) will lead to a concurrent increase in musculoskeletal diseases. Sarcopenia is a disease caused by progressive loss of weiter...
Author: Zengin A, Jarjou LM, Prentice A, Cooper C, Ebeling PR, Ward KA
Source: J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 2018; 9(5): 920-928, PMID: 30221478
GID: 4875; Last update: 11.03.2019
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Research Studies (2019)
Application of current sarcopenia definitions in spinal cord injury
Objective: Little is known about how appropriate the working definitions of sarcopenia are in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). This study aimed to evaluate the application of current sarcopenia definitio weiter...
Author: Yannis Dionyssiotis, Grigorios Skarantavos, Konstantina Petropoulou, Antonios Galanos,Christina-Anastassia Rapidi, George P. Lyritis
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2019; 1(19): 21-29, PMID: 30839300
Keywords: Sarcopenia, Spinal Cord Injury, Cross Sectional Muscle Area, pQCT, Whole Body DXA
GID: 4865; Last update: 28.02.2019
Research Studies (2018)
Abstract: Effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) training in patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remain unknown. We examined whether additional WBV training during hosp weiter...
Author: Tobias S Kaeding, Marcel Frimmel, Florian Treondlin, Klaus Jung, Wolfram Jung, Gerald Wulf, Lorenz Trümper, Justin Hasenkamp
Source: European Oncology and Haematology., 2018; 14 (1): 33-39
GID: 4844; Last update: 13.02.2019
Research Studies (2019)
STUDY DESIGN: This 2-step prospective randomized parallel trial evaluated postural stability in 65 back pain participants (61.6+/-7.9 y) and 50 nonback pain participants (61.2+/-8.6 y) in a first step using the weiter...
Author: Wegener V, Rarack S, Tiffe T, Grill E, Melcher C, Birkenmaier C, Jansson V, Wegener B
Source: Clin Spine Surg, 2019; 32(4): E214-E220, PMID: 30730425
GID: 4847; Last update: 13.02.2019
Research Studies (2019)
The muscle-bone unit in adolescent swimmers.
Most researchers adjust bone by lean mass when comparing swimmers with controls. This adjustment is done under the assumption that lean affects bone similarly in both groups. Nonetheless, we found that the mu weiter...
Author: Gomez-Bruton A, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Matute-Llorente A, Lozano-Berges G, Gomez-Cabello A, Moreno LA, Casajus JA, Vicente-Rodriguez G
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2019; 30(5): 1079-1088, PMID: 30729250
GID: 4852; Last update: 13.02.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Context: Passive smoke exposure has been linked with the risk of osteoporosis in adults. Objective: We aimed to examine the independent effects of exposure to passive smoking in childhood on adult bone health. weiter...
Author: Juonala M, Pitkanen N, Tolonen S, Laaksonen M, Sievanen H, Jokinen E, Laitinen T, Sabin MA, Hutri-Kahonen N, Lehtimaki T, Taittonen L, Jula A, Loo BM, Impivaara O, Kahonen M, Magnussen CG, Viikari JSA, Raitakari OT
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2019; 104(6): 2403-2411, PMID: 30715377
GID: 4854; Last update: 13.02.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Acute Neuromuscular Modulation Enhances Postural Control after Whole-Body Vibration
The postural movement control determines performance of almost any kind of human movement. The current study aimed to investigate whether a short bout of whole-body vibration (WBV) can improve postural control. weiter...
Author: Krause A, Ritzmann R, Lee K, Freyler K, Gollhofer A
Source: GERMAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 2019; 70(1): 5-12
Keywords: Postural Control, Balance, Leonardo
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GID: 4838; Last update: 05.02.2019
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Research Studies (2019)
Background Elevated bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) is associated with lower bone quality, higher fracture rates, and an unfavorable overall metabolic profile. Apart from older age, particularly glucocortico weiter...
Author: Jonas Esche Lijie Shi Michaela F Hartmann Eckhard Schönau Stefan A Wudy Thomas Remer
Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, jc., 2019; 104(6): 2250-2256, PMID: 30715368
GID: 4841; Last update: 05.02.2019
Research Studies (2019)
Aim: The aim of this study was to characterize acceleration transmission and neuromuscular responses to rotational vibration (RV) and vertical vibration (VV) at different frequencies and amplitudes. Methods: T weiter...
Author: Zaidell LN, Pollock RD, James DC, Bowtell JL, Newham DJ, Sumners DP, Mileva KN
Source: Dose Response, 2019; 17(1): 1559325818819946, PMID: 30670936
Keywords: Galileo
GID: 4835; Last update: 01.02.2019
Research Studies (2019)
BACKGROUND: Lower skeletal muscle density, indicating greater infiltration of adipose tissue into muscles, is associated with higher fracture risk in older adults. We aimed to determine whether mid-calf muscle weiter...
Author: Scott D, Johansson J, McMillan LB, Ebeling PR, Nordstrom A, Nordstrom P
Source: Bone, 2019; 120(): 446-451, PMID: 30537557
Keywords: pACT, Muscle Density, Activity
GID: 4820; Last update: 10.01.2019
Research Studies (2018)
Loading of the hip and knee joints during whole body vibration training.
During whole body vibrations, the total contact force in knee and hip joints consists of a static component plus the vibration-induced dynamic component. In two different cohorts, these forces were measured wit weiter...
Author: Bergmann G, Kutzner I, Bender A, Dymke J, Trepczynski A, Duda GN, Felsenberg D, Damm P
Source: PLoS One, 2018; 13(12): e0207014, PMID: 30540775
GID: 4817; Last update: 08.01.2019
Research Studies (2018)
OBJECTIVES: To quantify between-day reliability of upper-body diaphyseal measurements (radius, ulna, humerus) using peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT). METHODS: Fourteen males (age: 25.8+/-2.3 y weiter...
Author: Jenkins MA, Hart NH, Rantalainen T, Chivers P, Newton RU, Nimphius S
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2018; 18(4): 438-445, PMID: 30511948
GID: 4813; Last update: 05.12.2018
Research Studies (2018)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of a functional electrical stimulation (FES) rowing program on bone mineral density (BMD) when implemented within two years after SCI. DESIGN: Prospective. SETTING: Health Car weiter...
Author: Lambach RL, Stafford NE, Kolesar JA, Kiratli BJ, Creasey GH, Gibbons RS, Andrews BJ, Beaupre GS
Source: J Spinal Cord Med, 2018; 26(): 1-9, PMID: 30475172
GID: 4808; Last update: 03.12.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Author: Eckert B.
Source: Thesis, 2018;
GID: 4804; Last update: 22.11.2018
Research Studies (2019)
To compare growth patterns and strength of weight- and non-weight-bearing bones longitudinally. Irrespective of sex and ethnicity, metacarpal growth was similar to that of the non-weight-bearing radius but dif weiter...
Author: Magan A, Micklesfield LK, Nyati LH, Norris SA, Pettifor JM
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2019; 30(2): 451-460, PMID: 30426171
GID: 4802; Last update: 19.11.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Author: José Luis Ferretti*, Gustavo Roberto Cointry, Ricardo Francisco Capozza
Source: Actual Osteol, 2018; 14(2): 125-147
GID: 4797; Last update: 12.11.2018
Research Studies (2018)
The human fibula responds to its mechanical environment differently from the tibia accordingly with foot usage. Fibula structure is unaffected by disuse, and is stronger concerning lateral bending in soccer pl weiter...
Author: Rittweger J, Ireland A, Luscher S, Nocciolino LM, Pilot N, Pisani L, Cointry GR, Ferretti JL, Capozza RF
Source: Curr Osteoporos Rep, 2018; 16(6): 775-778, PMID: 30393831
GID: 4794; Last update: 07.11.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Effects of whole body vibration on spinal proprioception in healthy individuals.
BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem with high reoccurrence rate. As patients with LBP are often found to be proprioception impaired, new proprioception exercises should be explored. Whole weiter...
Author: Chow DHK, Lee TY, Pope MH
Source: Work, 2018; 61(3): 403-411, PMID: 30373993
GID: 4789; Last update: 05.11.2018
Research Studies (2019)
PURPOSE: Low levels of physical activity often observed in pediatric oncology might be attributed to various functional deficits, especially those of the lower limbs as these affect gait, mobility, and, consequ weiter...
Author: Rustler V, Daggelmann J, Streckmann F, Bloch W, Baumann FT
Source: Support Care Cancer, 2019; 27(2): 395-406, PMID: 30368670
GID: 4791; Last update: 05.11.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Objective: Structured endurance and strength training is beneficial in the therapy of musculoskeletal disturbances for patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Due to severe clinical complications and lack o weiter...
Author: L Seefried, F Genest, N Luksche, M Schneider, M Brandl, U Bahner, A Heidland
Source: Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten, 2018; 47(10): 497-507
Keywords: Dialyse
GID: 4786; Last update: 30.10.2018
Research Studies (2019)
Male osteoporosis can occur with advanced age and with hypogonadism, with increased bone resorption and/or inadequate bone formation contributing to reduced bone mass and increased fracture risk. Abaloparatide weiter...
Author: Chandler H, Lanske B, Varela A, Guillot M, Boyer M, Brown J, Pierce A, Ominsky M, Mitlak B, Baron R, Kostenuik P, Hattersley G
Source: Bone, 2019; 120: 148-155, PMID: 30343166
GID: 4781; Last update: 29.10.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Author: Tanner L, Gilchrist L
Source: Pediatr Phys Ther, 2018; 30(4): 350, PMID: 30277972
GID: 4776; Last update: 23.10.2018
Research Studies (2018)
PURPOSE: To assess a whole-body vibration (WBV) intervention for children after cancer treatment. METHODS: Eleven children after inpatient anticancer therapy participated in a 12-week supervised WBV interventio weiter...
Author: Rustler V, Prokop A, Baumann FT, Streckmann F, Bloch W, Daeggelmann J
Source: Pediatr Phys Ther, 2018; 30(4): 341-349, PMID: 30277971
GID: 4775; Last update: 23.10.2018
Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: Hospitalized cancer patients undergoing intensive or high-dose chemotherapy often experience a considerable decline in functional performance associated with the increased risk of adverse health eve weiter...
Author: Pahl A, Wehrle A, Kneis S, Gollhofer A, Bertz H
Source: BMC Cancer, 2018; 18(920): , PMID: 30253746
Keywords: Onkologoie, Cancer, ChemoTherapy
#GRFS158
GID: 4774; Last update: 15.10.2018
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Research Studies (2018)
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of whole body vibration stimulation on ankle instability, ankle range of motion, and balance ability in adult with chronic ankle instability. METHODS weiter...
Author: Yeon-Sang Jin, Yoon-Hee Choi, Jae-Kwang Shim, Yong-Jun Cha
Source: J Korean Soc Phys Med,, 2018; 3(1): 63-72
Keywords: Ankle instability
GID: 4764; Last update: 12.10.2018
Research Studies (2017)
PURPOSE: This study investigated the immediate effect of inspiratory muscle training with whole-body vibration on the pulmonary function of subacute stroke patients. METHODS: All participants (n=30) were al weiter...
Author: Si-Hyun Park, Dong-Kwon Seo
Source: J Korean Soc Phys Med,, 2017; 12(4): 9-37
Keywords: Stroke, Pulmonary Function
GID: 4765; Last update: 12.10.2018
Research Studies (2016)
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration exercise (WBVE) on isokinetic muscular function of the knee and jump performance depending on different squatting posi weiter...
Author: Kim J, Park Y, Seo Y, Kang G, Park S, Cho H, Moon H, Kim M, Yu J
Source: J Phys Ther Sci, 2016; 28(1): 159-61, PMID: 26957749
GID: 4766; Last update: 12.10.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Tibia functionality and Division II female and male collegiate athletes from multiple sports.
Background: Bone strength is developed through a combination of the size and shape (architecture) of a bone as well as the bone"s material properties; and therefore, no one outcome variable can measure a positi weiter...
Author: Yingling VR, Ferrari-Church B, Strickland A
Source: PeerJ, 2018; 6(): e5550, PMID: 30221092
GID: 4762; Last update: 24.09.2018
Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: Although physical treatment is recognized as being beneficial for patients with Parkinson"s disease (PD), there is scant literature on the type of rehabilitation program most useful for patients wi weiter...
Author: Corbianco S, Cavallini G, Baldereschi G, Carboncini MC, Fiamingo FL, Bongioanni P, Dini M
Source: Neurol Sci, 2018; 39(12): 2159-2168, PMID: 30229379
Keywords: Parkinsons, Intensity
#GRFS168
GID: 4757; Last update: 24.09.2018
Research Studies (2019)
CONTEXT: Whole-body vibration (WBV) has shown many positive effects on the human body in rehabilitation and clinical settings in which vibration has been used to elicit muscle contractions in spastic and pare weiter...
Author: Choi DS, Lee HJ, Shin YI, Lee A, Kim HG, Kim YH
Source: J Sport Rehabil, 2019; 28(): 6655-670, PMID: 30222484
GID: 4760; Last update: 24.09.2018
Research Studies (2018)
OBJECTIVES: There is strong affinity between fluoride and calcium, and mineralized tissues. Investigations of fluoride and bone health during childhood and adolescence show inconsistent results. This analysis weiter...
Author: Levy SM, Eichenberger-Gilmore JM, Warren JJ, Kavand G, Letuchy E, Broffitt B, Marshall TA, Burns TL, Janz KF, Pauley C, Torner JC, Phipps K
Source: J Public Health Dent, 2018; 78(4): 352-359, PMID: 30155933
GID: 4750; Last update: 03.09.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Oral glucocorticoids (GC) preserve muscle strength and prolong walking in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Although vertebral fractures have been reported in boys taking GC, fracture rates for diffe weiter...
Author: Crabtree NJ, Adams JE, Padidela R, Shaw NJ, Hogler W, Roper H, Hughes I, Daniel A, Mughal MZ
Source: Bone, 2018; 116(): 181-186, PMID: 30055340
GID: 4746; Last update: 29.08.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Good vibrations: itch induction by whole body vibration exercise without the need of a pruritogen.
Mechanically induced itch is an important cofactor in many patients with chronic itch. However, studying mechanical itch in a controlled environment is challenging because it is difficult to evoke. We investig weiter...
Author: Muller S, Fischer M, Herger S, Nuesch C, Egloff C, Itin P, Cajacob L, Brandt O, Mundermann A
Source: Exp Dermatol, 2018; (): , PMID: 30151997
GID: 4742; Last update: 29.08.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Mechanical loading through youth exercise is highly modifiable and represents a strategy to maximize peak adult bone mass, with the potential for broad implementation across the population to lower fracture ris weiter...
Author: Troy KL, Scerpella TA, Dowthwaite JN
Source: J Biomech, 2018; 78(): 45-51, PMID: 30055842
GID: 4745; Last update: 29.08.2018
Research Studies (2018)
OBJECTIVES: To assess change in the muscle-bone unit in adolescents with Crohn"s disease (CD) on anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNFalpha). METHODS: Prospective study following anti-TNFalpha in 19 adolescent weiter...
Author: Altowati MMA, Shepherd S, McMillan M, McGrogan P, Russell R, Ahmed SF, Wong SC
Source: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 2018; 67(6): 738-744, PMID: 30052566
GID: 4747; Last update: 29.08.2018
Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: The aims of the present systematic review and meta-analysis were to evaluate published, randomized controlled trials that investigate the effects on whole-body vibration (WBV) training on total, fe weiter...
Author: Marin-Cascales E, Alcaraz PE, Ramos-Campo DJ, Martinez-Rodriguez A, Chung LH, Rubio-Arias JA
Source: Medicine (Baltimore), 2018; 97(34): e11918, PMID: 30142802
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4739; Last update: 27.08.2018
Research Studies (2018)
RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) can show an increase in gross motor function until the age of 9 to 10 years under the standard of care. Additionally, the motor development can weiter...
Author: Duran I, Stark C, Martakis K, Hamacher S, Semler O, Schoenau E
Source: J Eval Clin Pract, 2018; (): , PMID: 30028064
GID: 4733; Last update: 24.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
We examined bone density in older athletes and controls. Sprinters had greater hip and spine bone density than endurance athletes and controls, whereas values were similar in the latter two groups. These result weiter...
Author: Piasecki J, McPhee JS, Hannam K, Deere KC, Elhakeem A, Piasecki M, Degens H, Tobias JH, Ireland A
Source: Arch Osteoporos, 2018; 13(1): 72, PMID: 29971503
GID: 4734; Last update: 24.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
This study examined associations between physical performance assessed by chair rising test muscle mechanography and DXA T-score as well as body composition in a large patient cohort. Next to various significan weiter...
Author: Rupp T, Butscheidt S, Jahn K, Simon MJ, Mussawy H, Oheim R, Barvencik F, Amling M, Rolvien T
Source: Arch Osteoporos, 2018; 13(1): 71, PMID: 29968169
GID: 4735; Last update: 24.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
It is not clear why type 2 diabetes (T2D) has an increased risk of fracture despite higher areal bone mineral density. This study showed that compared with controls, T2D patients had higher trabecular bone dens weiter...
Author: Ho-Pham LT, Chau PMN, Do AT, Nguyen HC, Nguyen TV
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2018; 29(9): 2059-2067, PMID: 29967929
GID: 4723; Last update: 09.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Vibration-Assisted Home Training Program for Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a new method of vibration-assisted neuromuscular rehabilitation in patients with spinal muscular atrophy types II and III. In this retrospective observation weiter...
Author: Stark C, Duran I, Cirak S, Hamacher S, Hoyer-Kuhn HK, Semler O, Schoenau E
Source: Child Neurol Open, 2018; 5: 1-9, PMID: 29977975
Keywords: children, developmental disability, efficacy, pediatric, rehabiliation
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GID: 4719; Last update: 09.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: Moderate to vigorous endurance and strength-training exercise was suggested as a treatment option for major depression. However, there is little evidence to support this suggestion in adolescent pat weiter...
Author: Oberste M, Grossheinrich N, Wunram HL, Graf JL, Ziemendorff A, Meinhardt A, Fricke O, Mahabir E, Bender S
Source: Trials, 2018; 19(1): 347, PMID: 29970142
Keywords: Depression
GID: 4721; Last update: 09.07.2018
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Research Studies (2018)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations between period-specific and cumulative fluoride (F) intakes from birth to age 17 years, and radial and tibial bone measures obtained using peripheral quantitative comp weiter...
Author: Oweis RR, Levy SM, Eichenberger-Gilmore JM, Warren JJ, Burns TL, Janz KF, Torner JC, Saha PK, Letuchy E
Source: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 2018; 46(6): 527-534, PMID: 29962091
GID: 4724; Last update: 09.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Validität des Chair Rise Tests zur Beurteilung von Sarkopenie-Kriterien mittels Mechanographie
Author: Genest, Lieberoth-Leden, Zehner, Luksche, Schneider, Rawer, Seefried
Source: Osteologie 2018, 2018;
GID: 4716; Last update: 02.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Author: Drey, Henkel, Petermeise Weiß, Ferrari, Rottenkolber, Schmidmaier
Source: Osteologie 2018, 2018;
GID: 4715; Last update: 02.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Postural control is associated with muscle power in post-menopausal women with low bone mass.
Older women with low bone mass are at higher risk of fracture and there is limited data on what is associated with risk of falls. We found explosive jumping to relate most strongly to postural control. It may b weiter...
Author: Stolzenberg N, Felsenberg D, Belavy DL
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2018; 29(10): 2283-2288, PMID: 29943189
GID: 4708; Last update: 02.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Vibration therapy in patients with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.
The neurological disorder cerebral palsy (CP) is caused by unprogressive lesions of the immature brain and affects movement, posture, and the musculoskeletal system. Vibration therapy (VT) is increasingly used weiter...
Author: Ritzmann R, Stark C, Krause A
Source: Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat, 2018; 14(): 1607-1625, PMID: 29950843
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4710; Last update: 02.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether associations of calf muscle density with physical function are independent of other determinants of functional decline in overweight and obese older adults. METHODS: This was a weiter...
Author: Scott D, Shore-Lorenti C, McMillan LB, Mesinovic J, Clark RA, Hayes A, Sanders KM, Duque G, Ebeling PR
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2018; 18(1): 9-17, PMID: 29504574
GID: 4711; Last update: 02.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
OBJECTIVES: To explore throwing athletes as a prospective, within-subject controlled model for studying the response of the skeleton to exercise. METHODS: Male pre-pubertal throwing athletes (n=12; age=10.3+/- weiter...
Author: Weatherholt AM, Warden SJ
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2018; 18(2): 191-199, PMID: 29855441
GID: 4712; Last update: 02.07.2018
Research Studies (1998)
Distal radius fractures: mechanisms of injury and strength prediction by bone mineral assessment.
The strength of the radius depends on the mechanical properties of cancellous and cortical bone. By assessing both compartments quantitatively with bone densitometry, we tried to identify the specificity of eac weiter...
Author: Augat P, Iida H, Jiang Y, Diao E, Genant HK
Source: J Orthop Res, 1998; 16(5): 629-35, PMID: 9820289
GID: 4714; Last update: 02.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Acute whole-body vibration increases reciprocal inhibition.
Based on previous evidence that whole-body vibration (WBV) affects pathways involved in disynaptic reciprocal inhibition (DRI), the present hypothesis-driven experiment aimed to assess the acute effects of WBV weiter...
Author: Ritzmann R, Krause A, Freyler K, Gollhofer A
Source: Hum Mov Sci, 2018; 60(): 191-201, PMID: 29957423
Keywords: movement efficiency, msucel activation, EMG, H-Reflex
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GID: 4703; Last update: 02.07.2018
Research Studies (2019)
Whole-body vibration (WBV) has been shown to improve bone mineral density, and muscle strength and power. No studies to date have examined sclerostin and parathyroid hormone (PTH) responses to WBV combined with weiter...
Author: Sharma-Ghimire P, Chen Z, Sherk V, Bemben M, Bemben D
Source: J Bone Miner Metab, 2019; 37(2): 358-367, PMID: 29956019
GID: 4704; Last update: 02.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Diagnosis of Recurrent Fracture in a Pediatric Cohort.
Significant fracture history in children is defined as having at least one vertebral fracture, at least 2 fractures by age 10, or at least 3 fractures by age 19. Between September 2011 and December 2014, clinic weiter...
Author: Fiscaletti M, Coorey CP, Biggin A, Briody J, Little DG, Schindeler A, Munns CF
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2018; 103(5): 529-539, PMID: 29943187
GID: 4709; Last update: 02.07.2018
Research Studies (2018)
There are few data describing associations between dietary patterns and bone microarchitecture. This study investigated the relationship between diet quality and HRpQCT and pQCT measures in older adults. Data weiter...
Author: Shaw SC, Parsons CM, Fuggle NR, Edwards MH, Robinson SM, Dennison EM, Cooper C, Ward KA
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2018; 103(5): 494-500, PMID: 29931462
GID: 4700; Last update: 25.06.2018
Research Studies (2018)
There are few longitudinal data on change in bone structure and muscle mass, strength and function in later life. We report these, and consider bone-muscle interrelationships in older men and women. We studied weiter...
Author: Patel A, Edwards MH, Jameson KA, Ward KA, Fuggle N, Cooper C, Dennison EM
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2018; 103(): 476-482, PMID: 29931460
GID: 4701; Last update: 25.06.2018
Research Studies (2018)
OBJECTIVES: Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) is gaining popularity in the field of paediatric bone densitometry, however, very little is known about reference limits. The purpose of this stud weiter...
Author: Jaworski M, Graff K
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2018; 18(2): 237-247, PMID: 29855446
GID: 4694; Last update: 14.06.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Assessment of bone quality in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Substantial evidence exists that diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fractures. Low bone strength as well as bone extrinsic factors are probably contributing to the increased weiter...
Author: Jiang N, Xia W
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2018; 29(8): 1721-1736, PMID: 29736760
GID: 4686; Last update: 22.05.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Whole egg consumption and cortical bone in healthy children.
Eggs contain bioactive compounds thought to benefit pediatric bone. This cross-sectional study shows a positive link between childhood egg intake and radius cortical bone. If randomized trials confirm our findi weiter...
Author: Coheley LM, Kindler JM, Laing EM, Oshri A, Hill Gallant KM, Warden SJ, Peacock M, Weaver CM, Lewis RD
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2018; 29(8): 1783-1791, PMID: 29713797
GID: 4679; Last update: 07.05.2018
Research Studies (2018)
The ability to assess skeletal muscle adipose tissue is important given the negative clinical implications associated with greater fat infiltration of the muscle. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imag weiter...
Author: Blew RM, Lee VR, Bea JW, Hetherington-Rauth MC, Galons JP, Altbach MI, Lohman TG, Going SB
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2018; 21(4): 583-594, PMID: 29705002
GID: 4680; Last update: 07.05.2018
Research Studies (2018)
AIM: To examine cross-sectional associations of children"s bone health (size, density, strength) with moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behaviour by considering: (1) duration of activity weiter...
Author: Osborn W, Simm P, Olds T, Lycett K, Mensah FK, Muller J, Fraysse F, Ismail N, Vlok J, Burgner D, Carlin JB, Edwards B, Dwyer T, Azzopardi P, Ranganathan S, Wake M
Source: Bone, 2018; 112: 153-160, PMID: 29674127
GID: 4668; Last update: 23.04.2018
Research Studies (2018)
The effect of Chinese martial arts Tai Chi Chuan on prevention of osteoporosis: A systematic review.
Background/Objective: Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is suggested to have beneficial effects on the musculoskeletal system. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the evidence of the effect of TCC on bone minera weiter...
Author: Chow TH, Lee BY, Ang ABF, Cheung VYK, Ho MMC, Takemura S
Source: J Orthop Translat, 2018; 12(): 74-84, PMID: 29662781
GID: 4669; Last update: 23.04.2018
Research Studies (2019)
Body Composition Remodeling and Incident Mobility Limitations in African Ancestry Men.
Background: Mobility limitations are common, with higher prevalence in African Americans compared to whites, and are associated with disability, institutionalization and death. Aging is associated with losses o weiter...
Author: Santanasto AJ, Miljkovic I, Cvejkus RC, Gordon CL, Bunker CH, Patrick AL, Wheeler VW, Zmuda JM
Source: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2019; 74(3): 400-405, PMID: 29659706
GID: 4670; Last update: 23.04.2018
Research Studies (2017)
Side alternating vibration training in patients with mitochondrial disease: a pilot study.
Background: Side alternating vibration training (SAVT) is a mechanical oscillation using a vibrating platform that simulates exercise. We hypothesized that patients with mitochondrial myopathies, who experience weiter...
Author: Newell C, Ramage B, Robu I, Shearer J, Khan A
Source: Arch Physiother 7:10. doi: 10.1186/s40945-017-0038-4, 2017; 7:10: , PMID: 29340204
GID: 4665; Last update: 19.04.2018
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PURPOSE: Although there is evidence that breast cancer patients benefit from exercising during treatment, exercising during radiotherapy and especially the effects on upper-limb dysfunctions have been infrequen weiter...
Author: Kneis S, Wehrle A, Ilaender A, Volegova-Neher N, Gollhofer A, Bertz H
Source: Integr Cancer Ther, 2018; 17(3): 717-727, PMID: 29661032
Keywords: Breast Cancer
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GID: 4666; Last update: 19.04.2018
Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: Swimming has no effect on bone mass or structure. Therefore, adolescent swimmers present similar bone strength values when compared to normo-active controls, and lower values when compared to weight weiter...
Author: Gomez-Bruton A, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Matute-Llorente A, Julian C, Lozano-Berges G, Gomez-Cabello A, Garatachea N, Casajus JA, Vicente-Rodriguez G
Source: PM R, 2018; 10(9): 889-897, PMID: 29626614
GID: 4664; Last update: 16.04.2018
Research Studies (2011)
Obesity alters cortical and trabecular bone density and geometry in women.
UNLABELLED: The goal in this study was to determine the relationship between body mass index and trabecular and cortical bone using quantitative computed tomography. A higher body mass index (BMI) was positivel weiter...
Author: Sukumar D, Schlussel Y, Riedt CS, Gordon C, Stahl T, Shapses SA
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2011; 22(2): 635-45, PMID: 20533027
GID: 4649; Last update: 21.03.2018
Research Studies (2018)
CONTEXT: Genotype plays an important role in influencing bone phenotypes, such as bone mineral density, but the role of genotype in determining responses of bone to exercise has yet to be elucidated. OBJECTIVE: weiter...
Author: Varley I, Hughes DC, Greeves JP, Fraser WD, Sale C
Source: Bone, 2018; 108(): 179-185, PMID: 29325759
GID: 4650; Last update: 21.03.2018
Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown altered vitamin D metabolism in obesity. We assessed differences between obese and normal-weight subjects in total, free, and bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D, 25(OH)DFre weiter...
Author: Saarnio E, Pekkinen M, Itkonen ST, Kemi V, Karp H, Ivaska KK, Risteli J, Koivula MK, Karkkainen M, Makitie O, Sievanen H, Lamberg-Allardt C
Source: PLoS One, 2018; 13(2): e0192596, PMID: 29489840
GID: 4647; Last update: 19.03.2018
Research Studies (2017)
Longitudinal effects of swimming on bone in adolescents: a pQCT and DXA study.
The aims of the present study were, firstly, to evaluate areal bone mineral density (aBMD), bone strength and structure during a swimming season and compare them to those of normo-active controls (CG), and sec weiter...
Author: Gomez-Bruton A, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Matute-Llorente A, Gomez-Cabello A, Casajus JA, Vicente-Rodriguez G
Source: Biol Sport, 2017; 34(4): 361-370, PMID: 29472739
GID: 4648; Last update: 19.03.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Background: Sarcopenia has been associated with reduced physical activity (PA). We aimed to determine if sarcopenia, and specific components of muscle size, function and physical performance, are associated wit weiter...
Author: Hartley A, Gregson CL, Hannam K, Deere KC, Clark EM, Tobias JH
Source: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2018; 73(5): 652-659, PMID: 29182712
Keywords: Muscle function, Physical capability, Accelerometer, G-force, COSHIBA
GID: 4631; Last update: 27.02.2018
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There are presently no adolescent centile curves for bone parameters at the tibial midshaft using peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) or at the distal radius and tibia using high-resolution pQCT weiter...
Author: Gabel L, Nettlefold LA, Macdonald HM, McKay HA
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2018; (): , PMID: 29394462
Keywords: YOUTH; HIGH-RESOLUTION PERIPHERAL QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERCENTILES; GROWTH; BONE
GID: 4634; Last update: 27.02.2018
Research Studies (2018)
PURPOSE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with adverse body composition profiles, and low muscle density due to accumulation of intramuscular fat. This study assessed associations between muscle density, weiter...
Author: Baker JF, Mostoufi-Moab S, Long J, Zemel B, Ibrahim S, Taratuta E, Leonard MB
Source: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2018; 70(12): 1727-1734, PMID: 29481721
GID: 4633; Last update: 27.02.2018
Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of disability in the world. Several genes are associated with the development of OA, and previous studies have shown adult children of individuals wi weiter...
Author: Weidauer L, Beare T, Binkley T, Minett M, Specker B
Source: Clin Orthop Relat Res, 2018; 476(5): 1093-1103, PMID: 29432264
GID: 4628; Last update: 19.02.2018
Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: Regular intense endurance exercise can lead to amenorrhea with possible adverse consequences for bone health. OBJECTIVE: We compared whole-body and regional bone strength and skeletal muscle charac weiter...
Author: Piasecki J, Ireland A, Piasecki M, Cameron J, S McPhee J, Degens H
Source: Scand J Med Sci Sports, 2018; (): , PMID: 29380429
GID: 4622; Last update: 05.02.2018
Research Studies (2017)
INTRODUCTION: In 2015, 11.9% of people with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the United States had osteopenia, 5.1% osteoporosis, and 0.3% experienced a fracture. Screening for CF-related bone disease starts in childhoo weiter...
Author: O"Brien CE, Com G, Fowlkes J, Tang X, James LP
Source: PLoS One, 2017; 13(1): e0191013, PMID: 29324908
GID: 4614; Last update: 22.01.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Context: Low levels of IGF-1 in pediatric and adolescent Crohn"s Disease (CD) likely contribute to bone and muscle deficits. Objective: Assess changes in IGF-1 levels and associations with bone and muscle accru weiter...
Author: DeBoer MD, Lee AM, Herbert K, Long J, Thayu M, Griffin LM, Baldassano RN, Denson LA, Zemel BS, Denburg MR, Herskovitz R, Leonard MB
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2018; 103(3): 936–945, PMID: 29329430
GID: 4613; Last update: 22.01.2018
Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common and clinically relevant side effect of chemotherapy. Approximately 50% of all leukemia, lymphoma, colorectal- and breast cancer patients weiter...
Author: Streckmann F, Balke M, Lehmann HC, Rustler V, Koliamitra C, Elter T, Hallek M, Leitzmann M, Steinmetz T, Heinen P, Baumann FT, Bloch W
Source: BMC Cancer, 2018; 18(1): 62, PMID: 29316888
Keywords: Chemotherapy, Neuropathy
GID: 4580; Last update: 14.01.2018
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Research Studies (2017)
ERS International Congress 2017: a peek of outstanding abstracts from the clinical assembly.
This review highlights a selection of abstracts from the 2017 ERS International Congress in Milan presented by the clinical assembly"s groups of interventional pulmonology, general practice and primary care and weiter...
Author: Kahn N, Andrianopoulos V, Mekov E, Herth FJF
Source: J Thorac Dis, 2017; 9(Suppl 16): 1526-1531, PMID: 29255633
Keywords: COPD
GID: 4583; Last update: 14.01.2018
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Research Studies (2017)
Efficacy and safety of whole body vibration in maintenance hemodialysis patients - A pilot study.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess safety and effectiveness of Whole Body Vibration exercise (WBV) to improve physical performance and parameters of inflammation in patients on maintenance hemodial weiter...
Author: Seefried L, Genest F, Luksche N, Schneider M, Fazeli G, Brandl M, Bahner U, A Heidland A
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2017; 17(4): 268-274, PMID: 29199185
Keywords: hemodialysis
GID: 4587; Last update: 14.01.2018
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Research Studies (2017)
BACKGROUND: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a defective gene located on the X-chromosome, responsible for the production of the dystrophin protein. Complications in the musculoskeletal system hav weiter...
Author: Moreira-Marconi E, Sa-Caputo DC, Dionello CF, Guedes-Aguiar EO, Sousa-Goncalves CR, Morel DS, Paineiras-Domingos LL, Souza PL, Kutter CR, Costa-Cavalcanti RG, Costa G, Paiva PC, Figueiredo C, Brandao-Sobrinho-Neto S, Stark C, Unger M, Bernardo-Filho M
Source: Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med, 2017; 14(4 Suppl): 2-10, PMID: 28740938
Keywords: Metaanalysis, Duchenne Muscle Dystrophy (DMD)
GID: 4601; Last update: 14.01.2018
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Research Studies (2017)
BACKGROUND: The ability to control skin blood flow decreases with advancing age and some clinical disorders, as in diabetes and in rheumatologic diseases. Feasible clinical strategies such as whole-body vibrati weiter...
Author: Sa-Caputo D, Paineiras-Domingos L, Carvalho-Lima R, Dias-Costa G, de Paiva PC, de Azeredo CF, Carmo RCR, Dionello CF, Moreira-Marconi E, Frederico EHFF, Sousa-Goncalves CR, Morel DS, Paiva DN, Avelar NCP, Lacerda AC, Magalhaes CEV, Castro LS, Presta GA, d
Source: Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med, 2017; 14(4 Suppl): 41-51, PMID: 28740943
Keywords: Blood Flow, Metaanalysis
GID: 4598; Last update: 14.01.2018
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Research Studies (2018)
The aim of this study is to verify the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) training on the muscle strength of children and adolescents with Down syndrome. We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane, SciELO, Lilacs and PUB weiter...
Author: Saquetto MB, Pereira FF, Queiroz RS, da Silva CM, Conceicao CS, Gomes Neto M
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2018; 29(3): 527-533, PMID: 29330572
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4581; Last update: 14.01.2018
Research Studies (2017)
Effects of different warm-up modalities on power output during the high pull.
This study compared the effects of six warm-up modalities on peak power output (PPO) during the high-pull exercise. Nine resistance-trained males completed six trials using different warm-ups: high-pull specif weiter...
Author: Barnes MJ, Petterson A, Cochrane DJ
Source: J Sports Sci, 2017; 35(10): 976-981, PMID: 27398685
GID: 4611; Last update: 14.01.2018
Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of whole-body vibration exercise (WBV) on fracture risk in adults >/=50 years of age. DESIGN: A systematic review and meta-analysis calculating relative risk ratios, fall weiter...
Author: Jepsen DB, Thomsen K, Hansen S, Jorgensen NR, Masud T, Ryg J
Source: BMJ Open, 2017; 7(12): e018342, PMID: 29289937
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4570; Last update: 08.01.2018
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Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of scoliosis specific exercises (SSE) on a side-alternating whole body vibration platform (sWBV) as a home-training program in girls with adolescent weiter...
Author: Langensiepen S, Stark C, Sobottke R, Semler O, Franklin J, Schraeder M, Siewe J, Eysel P, Schoenau E
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2017; 17(4): 259-267, PMID: 29199184
Keywords: Scoliosis. Cobb Angle
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GID: 4574; Last update: 08.01.2018
Research Studies (2018)
Research regarding whole body vibration training (WBVT) and its practical use may be hindered by the fact that WBVT devices generate frequencies and/or modes of vibration different from their preset adjustments weiter...
Author: Kaeding TS, Moghaddamnia S, Kuck M, Stein L
Source: Med Eng Phys, 2018; 51: 84-90, PMID: 29153539
Keywords: reproducability
GID: 4566; Last update: 28.11.2017
Research Studies (2017)
BACKGROUND: Isolation and long duration spaceflight are associated with musculoskeletal deconditioning. Mars500 was a unique, high-fidelity analogue of the psychological challenges of a 520-day manned mission t weiter...
Author: Gaffney CJ, Fomina E, Babich D, Kitov V, Uskov K, Green DA
Source: Sports Med Open, 2017; 3(1): 40, PMID: 29134470
Keywords: Mars500, Confinement, Muscle strength, Spaceflight, Ground-based analogue, Spaceflight analogue,
Intervention
GID: 4564; Last update: 20.11.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
The effect of whole-body vibration training on lean mass: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration training (WBVT) confers a continuous vibration stimuli to the body. Although some reports have discussed the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on bone mineral density and mu weiter...
Author: Chen H, Ma J, Lu B, Ma XL
Source: Medicine (Baltimore), 2017; 96(45): e8390, PMID: 29137022
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4563; Last update: 20.11.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are associated with altered bone health and increased risk for fractures. Vitamin D deficiency is frequently found in IBD; however, the effect of vitamin D suppleme weiter...
Author: Hradsky O, Soucek O, Maratova K, Matyskova J, Copova I, Zarubova K, Bronsky J, Sumnik Z
Source: Inflamm Bowel Dis, 2017; 23(4): 514-523, PMID: 28267045
Keywords: pQCT, Leonardo Mechanograpy
GID: 4562; Last update: 16.11.2017
Research Studies (2017)
The Effect of WBV on Balance, Mobility and Strength in Aging Adults: A Systematic Review
Whole body vibration (WBV) exposure in elderly adults is found to increase physical activity and so the overall health status. For analyzing effects of WBV on muscle power, balance and overall mobility among el weiter...
Author: Rabia Iqbal Awan1*, Naeem khan2 and Sajida Perveen2
Source: Biol Syst Open Access, 2017; 6:1: ISSN:2329-6577
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4557; Last update: 15.11.2017
Research Studies (2017)
The importance of adequate calcium intakes for healthy growth and bone development has long been recognised. Recent evidence suggests that calcium supplementation may have sex-specific effects on bone growth in weiter...
Author: Ward KA, Jarjou L, Prentice A
Source: Bone, 2017; 103(): 31-38, PMID: 28583879
GID: 4556; Last update: 15.11.2017
Research Studies (2017)
This study was designed to evaluate the effects of whole body vibration (WBV) exercise, mental training (MT), and the concurrent effect of WBV and MT on lower body balance, neuromuscular performance, and leg m weiter...
Author: Goudarzian M, Ghavi S, Shariat A, Shirvani H, Rahimi M
Source: J Exerc Rehabil, 2017; 13(5): 573-580, PMID: 29114533
GID: 4553; Last update: 14.11.2017
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Research Studies (2018)
There is growing evidence for the effectiveness of exercise in the treatment of adult major depression. With regard to adolescents, clinical trials are scarce. Due to the inherent symptoms of depression (lack o weiter...
Author: Wunram HL, Hamacher S, Hellmich M, Volk M, Janicke F, Reinhard F, Bloch W, Zimmer P, Graf C, Schonau E, Lehmkuhl G, Bender S, Fricke O
Source: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 2018; 27(5): 645-662, PMID: 29119301
Keywords: UniReha, Cologne Concept, Depression
GID: 4552; Last update: 14.11.2017
Research Studies (2017)
BACKGROUND Stroke is characterized by an asymmetrical gait pattern that causes poor stability and reduces overall activity levels. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of whole-body vibration co weiter...
Author: Choi W, Han D, Kim J, Lee S
Source: Med Sci Monit, 2017; 23(): 4918-4925, PMID: 29031023
Keywords: Stroke, Gait Parameters, Muscle Function, Endurance
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GID: 4551; Last update: 06.11.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
Different fatigue-resistant leg muscles and EMG response during whole-body vibration.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of static whole-body vibration (WBV) on the Electromyograhic (EMG) responses of leg muscles, which are fatigue-resistant in different manner. The study pop weiter...
Author: Simsek D
Source: J Electromyogr Kinesiol, 2017; 37: 147-154, PMID: 29102877
GID: 4550; Last update: 06.11.2017
Research Studies (2018)
BACKGROUND: Increased cardio-metabolic risk is well documented in children and adolescents with obesity and normal weight obesity. However, the associations of muscle mass and muscle quality with cardio-metabo weiter...
Author: Cheng S, Wiklund P
Source: Int J Obes (Lond), 2018; 42(4): 648-654, PMID: 29081501
GID: 4549; Last update: 06.11.2017
Research Studies (2018)
This study evaluated the longitudinal relationships among visceral adipose tissue (VAT), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and peripheral bone strength during adolescence. Fat and lean mass, VAT and SAT area an weiter...
Author: Glass NA, Torner JC, Letuchy EM, Burns TL, Janz KF, Eichenberger Gilmore JM, Schlechte JA, Levy SM
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2018; 33(4): 580-588, PMID: 29083059
GID: 4548; Last update: 06.11.2017
Research Studies (2018)
Muscle functions and bone strength are impaired in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia and osteoporosis are among the late complications of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in adults. Whether and to what extent musculoskeletal impairment is present in childhood and adolescence has ye weiter...
Author: Maratova K, Soucek O, Matyskova J, Hlavka Z, Petruzelkova L, Obermannova B, Pruhova S, Kolouskova S, Sumnik Z
Source: Bone, 2018; 106(): 22-27, PMID: 29017892
Keywords: Type 1 diabetes
Bone strength
Muscle function
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography
Mechanography
Adolescence
GID: 4547; Last update: 16.10.2017
Research Studies (2017)
The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study is a prospective observational study investigating bone and muscle ageing in men and women from a poor, subsistence farming community of The Gambia, West Africa. Musculo weiter...
Author: Zengin A, Fulford AJ, Sawo Y, Jarjou LM, Schoenmakers I, Goldberg G, Prentice A, Ward KA
Source: Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2017; 8(): 219, PMID: 28912754
GID: 4531; Last update: 02.10.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
This study explores the association between cognitive ability in childhood and midlife and bone health outcomes in early old age; and the relationships of these bone measures with contemporaneous and subsequent weiter...
Author: Bendayan R, Kuh D, Cooper R, Muthuri S, Muniz-Terrera G, Adams J, Ward K, Richards M
Source: Front Aging Neurosci, 2017; 9(): 241, PMID: 28790912
GID: 4537; Last update: 02.10.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
Objective This study aims to compare mechanography, measuring force in jumping, and rising, with the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and time function tests in pediatric patients with hereditary motor and sensory neu weiter...
Author: Vill K, Ille L, Blaschek A, Rawer R, Landgraf MN, Gerstl L, Schroeder SA, Muller-Felber W
Source: Neuropediatrics, 2017; 48(6): 420-425, PMID: 28641335
GID: 4539; Last update: 02.10.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Context: Hajdu-Cheney syndrome (HJCYS) is a rare, multisystem, bone disease caused by heterozygous mutations in the NOTCH2 gene. Histomorphometric and bone ultrastructural analyses in children have not been rep weiter...
Author: Sakka S, Gafni RI, Davies JH, Clarke B, Tebben P, Samuels M, Saraff V, Klaushofer K, Fratzl-Zelman N, Roschger P, Rauch F, Hogler W
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2017; (): , PMID: 28938420
GID: 4538; Last update: 02.10.2017
Research Studies (2015)
Effects of Exercise and Nutrition on the Coagulation System During Bedrest Immobilization.
Immobilization in hospitalized medical patients or during simulation of spaceflight induced deconditioning has been shown to be associated with loss of muscle mass and bone. Resistance vibrating exercise (RVE) weiter...
Author: Waha JE, Goswami N, Schlagenhauf A, Leschnik B, Koestenberger M, Reibnegger G, Roller RE, Hinghofer-Szalkay H, Cvirn G
Source: Medicine (Baltimore), 2015; 94(38): e1555, PMID: 26402815
Keywords: Toulouse BedRest, NMX
GID: 4527; Last update: 27.09.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of whole-body vibration training on perception thresholds in type 2 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy. [Subjects and Methods] Fifty-nine weiter...
Author: Lee K
Source: J Phys Ther Sci, 2017; 29(9): 1684-1688, PMID: 28932013
Keywords: Diabetes, Whole-body vibration Therapy, Perception threshold
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GID: 4523; Last update: 25.09.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficacy of functional electrical stimulation therapy assisted walking (FES-T) compared to a conventional aerobic and resistance training (CONV) with respect to bone biomarkers and weiter...
Author: Craven BC, Giangregorio LM, Alavinia SM, Blencowe LA, Desai N, Hitzig SL, Masani K, Popovic MR
Source: J Spinal Cord Med, 2017; 40(6): 1-11, PMID: 28929919
GID: 4525; Last update: 25.09.2017
Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with muscle loss, osteoporosis, and fracture. We examined associations between skeletal muscle mass, strength, and quality and trabecular and cortical bone def weiter...
Author: Baker JF, Long J, Mostoufi-Moab S, Denburg M, Jorgenson E, Sharma P, Zemel BS, Taratuta E, Ibrahim S, Leonard MB
Source: J Rheumatol, 2017; 44(12): 1777-1785, PMID: 28916544
GID: 4526; Last update: 25.09.2017
Research Studies (2013)
CONTEXT: Glucocorticoids and inflammation inhibit bone formation; however, the impact on skeletal modeling is unknown. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the study were to examine changes in bone mineral density (BM weiter...
Author: Tsampalieros A, Lam CK, Spencer JC, Thayu M, Shults J, Zemel BS, Herskovitz RM, Baldassano RN, Leonard MB
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2013; 98(8): 3438-45, PMID: 23690309
GID: 4520; Last update: 18.09.2017
Research Studies (2013)
Mineral metabolism and cortical volumetric bone mineral density in childhood chronic kidney disease.
CONTEXT: The relationships among cortical volumetric bone mineral density (CortBMD) and comprehensive measures of mineral metabolism have not been addressed in chronic kidney disease (CKD). OBJECTIVE: The aim o weiter...
Author: Denburg MR, Tsampalieros AK, de Boer IH, Shults J, Kalkwarf HJ, Zemel BS, Foerster D, Stokes D, Leonard MB
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2013; 98(5): 1930-8, PMID: 23547048
GID: 4521; Last update: 18.09.2017
Research Studies (2015)
Loss and re-adaptation of lumbar intervertebral disc water signal intensity after prolonged bedrest.
The adaptation and re-adaptation process of the intervertebral disc (IVD) to prolonged bedrest is important for understanding IVD physiology and IVD herniations in astronauts. Little information is available on weiter...
Author: Kordi M, Belavy DL, Armbrecht G, Sheikh A, Felsenberg D, Trudel G
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(3): 294-300, PMID: 26350949
GID: 4514; Last update: 16.09.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
Impaired bone and muscle development in young people treated with antiepileptic drugs.
OBJECTIVE: Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are associated with reduced bone density, balance impairment, and increased fracture risk in adults. However, pediatric data are limited. Therefore, we aimed to examine bon weiter...
Author: Simm PJ, Seah S, Gorelik A, Gilbert L, Nuguid J, Werther GA, Mackay MT, Freeman JL, Petty SJ, Wark JD
Source: Epilepsia, 2017; 58(11): 1931-1938, PMID: 28880998
GID: 4511; Last update: 11.09.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVES: To quantify the moulding ability of Plaster of Paris and polyester cast materials as assessed by the novel use of peripheral quantitative computed tomography. METHODS: A prospective crossover study weiter...
Author: Bullen M, Kinealy J, Blanchard R, Rodda C, Pivonka P
Source: Injury, 2017; 48(11): 2586-2589, PMID: 28870625
GID: 4512; Last update: 11.09.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Mechanical basis of bone strength: influence of bone material, bone structure and muscle action.
This review summarises current understanding of how bone is sculpted through adaptive processes, designed to meet the mechanical challenges it faces in everyday life and athletic pursuits, serving as an update weiter...
Author: Hart NH, Nimphius S, Rantalainen T, Ireland A, Siafarikas A, Newton RU
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2017; 17(3): 114-139, PMID: 28860414
Keywords: Bone Geometry, Mechanostat, Bone adaptation
GID: 4503; Last update: 06.09.2017
Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of using peak power and force, measured by jumping mechanography (JM), to detect early age-related features of sarcopenia in older women. METHODS: Commu weiter...
Author: Hannam K, Hartley A, Clark EM, Aihie Sayer A, Tobias JH, Gregson CL
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2017; 17(3): 246-257, PMID: 28860427
GID: 4506; Last update: 06.09.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Experience with jumping mechanography in children with cerebral palsy.
OBJECTIVES: Jumping mechanography provides robust motor function indicators among healthy children. The aim of the study was to assess the reproducibility and validity of jumping mechanography conducted as sing weiter...
Author: Duran I, Martakis K, Stark C, Alberg E, Bossier C, Semler O, Schoenau E
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2017; 17(3): 237-245, PMID: 28860426
Keywords: leonardo, CP
GID: 4505; Last update: 06.09.2017
Research Studies (2017)
INTRODUCTION: Individuals suffering from cerebral palsy (CP) often have involuntary, reflex-evoked muscle activity resulting in spastic hyperreflexia. Whole-body vibration (WBV) has been demonstrated to reduce weiter...
Author: Krause A, Schonau E, Gollhofer A, Duran I, Ferrari-Malik A, Freyler K, Ritzmann R
Source: Front Neurol, 2017; 8(): 416, PMID: 28861038
Keywords: CP, Cerebral Palsy, Voluntray Muscel Activation, Spastisity Management
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GID: 4502; Last update: 04.09.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
Low bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased fracture incidence are two extraintestinal complications associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to evaluate musculoskeletal traits and assess weiter...
Author: Maratova K, Hradsky O, Matyskova J, Copova I, Soucek O, Sumnik Z, Bronsky J
Source: Eur J Pediatr, 2017; 176(10): 1355-1363, PMID: 28840427
GID: 4500; Last update: 01.09.2017
Research Studies (2017)
The Vietnam Osteoporosis Study: Rationale and design
Objectives: Osteoporosis and fracture impose a significant health care burden on the contemporary populations in developing countries. The Vietnam Osteoporosis Study (VOS) sought to assess the burden of osteopo weiter...
Author: Lan T. Ho-Pham, Tuan V. Nguyen
Source: Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia, 2017; 3(2): 90-97
GID: 4485; Last update: 31.08.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
Most imaging methods, including peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT), are susceptible to motion artifacts particularly in fidgety pediatric populations. Methods currently used to address motion ar weiter...
Author: Rantalainen T, Chivers P, Beck BR, Robertson S, Hart NH, Nimphius S, Weeks BK, McIntyre F, Hands B, Siafarikas A
Source: J Clin Densitom S1094-6950(17), 2017; S1094-6950(17): 30022-7, PMID: 28801168
GID: 4484; Last update: 31.08.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Musculoskeletal health in newly diagnosed children with Crohn"s disease.
We evaluated the impact of Crohn"s disease on muscle and bone strength, mass, density, and geometry in children with newly diagnosed CD and found profound muscle and bone deficits; nevertheless, the prevalence weiter...
Author: Ward LM, Ma J, Rauch F, Benchimol EI, Hay J, Leonard MB, Matzinger MA, Shenouda N, Lentle B, Cosgrove H, Scharke M, Konji VN, Mack DR
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2017; 28(): 3169–3177, PMID: 28791436
GID: 4480; Last update: 14.08.2017
Research Studies (2017)
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to offer an updated overview of the current studies on all types of whole-body vibration (WBV), to determine the effects of WBV on balance in Go-Go (activ weiter...
Author: Rogan S, Taeymans J, Radlinger L, Naepflin S, Ruppen S, Bruelhart Y, Hilfiker R
Source: Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 2017; 73: 95-112, PMID: 28800481
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4476; Last update: 14.08.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a defective gene located on the X-chromosome, responsible for the production of the dystrophin protein. Complications in the musculoskeletal system ha weiter...
Author: Eloá Moreira-Marconi, Danubia C Sá-Caputo, Carla F Dionello, Eliane O Guedes-Aguiar, Cintia R Sousa-Gonçalves, Danielle S Morel, Laisa L Paineiras-Domingos, Patricia L Souza, Cristiane R Kütter, Rebeca G Costa-Cavalcanti, Glenda Costa, Patricia C Paiva, C
Source: Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med, 2017; 14(S): 2-10
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4475; Last update: 26.07.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
Muscle abnormalities in osteogenesis imperfecta.
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is mainly characterized by bone fragility but muscle abnormalities have been reported both in OI mouse models and in children with OI. Muscle mass is decreased in OI, even when shor weiter...
Author: Veilleux LN, Trejo P, Rauch F
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2017; 17(2): 1-7, PMID: 28574406
Keywords: pQCT Muscle
GID: 4474; Last update: 12.07.2017
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Research Studies (2014)
We aimed to describe the effects of whole body vibration training on serum creatine kinase and motor function in two brothers with Duchenne muscular dystrophy using standardized measurements. Whole body vibrati weiter...
Author: Mah JK, Wong J, Chiu A, Ramage B, Khan A
Source: Clinical Case Reports, 2014; 4(2): 1000334
Keywords: DMD, Duchenne, Creatine Kinase
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GID: 4470; Last update: 10.07.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
Cardiopulmonary response during whole-body vibration training in patients with severe COPD.
Several studies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have shown that whole-body vibration training (WBVT) has beneficial effects on exercise capacity. However, the acute cardiopulmonary weiter...
Author: Gloeckl R, Richter P, Winterkamp S, Pfeifer M, Nell C, Christle JW, Kenn K
Source: ERJ Open Res, 2017; 3(1): , PMID: 28326310
Keywords: COPD, msucle power, endurance, squats
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GID: 4469; Last update: 05.07.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
The application of whole-body vibration in physiotherapy - A narrative review.
Whole-body vibration (WBV) training is a very popular kind of practice in sport, fitness and physiotherapy. This work reviews the current knowledge regarding the use and effectiveness of WBV in the physiother weiter...
Author: Stania M, Juras G, Slomka K, Chmielewska D, Krol P
Source: Physiol Int, 2017; 103(2): 133-145, PMID: 28639859
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4463; Last update: 03.07.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Determinants of bone mineral density in young Australian women; results from the Safe-D study.
The study aimed to explore determinants of bone parameters in young women. Most bone parameters were associated with height and lean mass. Bone parameters were not associated with vitamin D status. Future resea weiter...
Author: Callegari ET, Garland SM, Gorelik A, Wark JD
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2017; 28(9): 2619-2631, PMID: 28660495
GID: 4467; Last update: 03.07.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Metabolic milieu associates with impaired skeletal characteristics in obesity.
High leptin concentration, low-grade inflammation, and insulin resistance often coexist in obese subjects; this adverse metabolic milieu may be the main culprit for increased fracture risk and impaired bone qu weiter...
Author: Viljakainen HT, Koistinen HA, Tervahartiala T, Sorsa T, Andersson S, Makitie O
Source: PLoS One, 2017; 12(6): e0179660, PMID: 28640843
GID: 4468; Last update: 03.07.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Muscle power in children, youth and young adults who acquired HIV perinatally.
OBJECTIVES: To compare muscle power between youth who acquired HIV perinatally and HIV unexposed uninfected (HUU) youth. METHODS: We assessed muscle power (relative to body mass, Pmax/mass), muscle force normal weiter...
Author: Macdonald EtaMu, Nettlefold L, Maan EJ, Cote H, Alimenti A
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2017; 17(2): 27-37, PMID: 28574409
GID: 4455; Last update: 06.06.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that progressive whole-body vibration (WBV) superimposed to progressive high intensity resistance training has greater effects on muscle cross-sectional area (CSA), muscle force of l weiter...
Author: Rosenberger A, Beijer A, Johannes B, Schoenau E, Mester J, Rittweger J, Zange J
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2017; 17(2): 38-49, PMID: 28574410
Keywords: Galiloe 40Hz, Drop Jump, Contact Time, Muscel Gain, Muscle Cross-section
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GID: 4450; Last update: 06.06.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVE: The aims of this systematic review were to determine the general effects of exercise on areal bone mineral density (BMD) in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, and to provide information on the weiter...
Author: Sanudo B, de Hoyo M, Del Pozo-Cruz J, Carrasco L, Del Pozo-Cruz B, Tejero S, Firth E
Source: Menopause, 2017; 24(10): 1208-1216, PMID: 28538603
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4448; Last update: 29.05.2017
Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the immediate effect of a single session of whole body vibration (WBV) on lower extremity spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS: Seventeen children with spastic CP weiter...
Author: Park C, Park ES, Choi JY, Cho Y, Rha DW
Source: Ann Rehabil Med, 2017; 41(2): 273-278, PMID: 28503461
Keywords: Vibration, Muscle spasticity, Cerebral palsy, CP, MAS, MTS, GMFCS
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GID: 4447; Last update: 22.05.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
BACKGROUND: Patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) have abnormal bone modelling and resorption. The bone tissue adaptation and responsivity to dynamic and mechanical loading may be of therapeutic use under weiter...
Author: Sa-Caputo DC, Dionello CDF, Frederico EHFF, Paineiras-Domingos LL, Sousa-Goncalves CR, Morel DS, Moreira-Marconi E, Unger M, Bernardo-Filho M
Source: Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med, 2017; 14(3): 199-208, PMID: 28480432
Keywords: OI, Metaanalysis
GID: 4443; Last update: 16.05.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Context: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a bone fragility disorder associated with reduced muscle size, dynamic muscle function and mobility. Objective: To assess the effect of whole body vibration (WBV) traini weiter...
Author: Hogler W, Scott J, Bishop N, Arundel P, Nightingale P, Mughal MZ, Padidela R, Shaw N, Crabtree N
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2017; (102): 2734-2743, PMID: 28472303
Keywords: OI, Mechanography,
GID: 4436; Last update: 08.05.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Whole-body vibration as a potential countermeasure for dynapenia and arterial stiffness.
Age-related decreases in muscle mass and strength are associated with decreased mobility, quality of life, and increased cardiovascular risk. Coupled with the prevalence of obesity, the risk of death becomes su weiter...
Author: Figueroa A, Jaime SJ, Alvarez-Alvarado S
Source: Integr Med Res, 2017; 5(3): 204-211, PMID: 28462119
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4438; Last update: 08.05.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
This study examined the effects of controlled whole-body vibration training on reducing risk of slip-related falls in people with obesity. Twenty-three young adults with obesity were randomly assigned into eith weiter...
Author: Yang F, Munoz J, Han LZ, Yang F
Source: J Biomech, 2017; 57(): 87-93, PMID: 28431747
Keywords: Obesity, Fall-Risk, Muscke Funktion, Msucel Force
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GID: 4433; Last update: 02.05.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Static postural control in youth with osteogenesis imperfecta type I
Objective: To assess static postural control in eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions in 4 individuals with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type I as compared to typically developing (TD) 5 individuals. The secon weiter...
Author: Pouliot-Laforte A, LemayM , Rauch F, Veilleux LN
Source: ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, 2017;
Keywords: Posturography
GID: 4424; Last update: 24.04.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Associations of muscle force, power, cross-sectional muscle area and bone geometry in older UK men.
BACKGROUND: Ageing is associated with sarcopenia, osteoporosis, and increased fall risk, all of which contribute to increased fracture risk. Mechanically, bone strength adapts in response to forces created by m weiter...
Author: Zengin A, Pye SR, Cook MJ, Adams JE, Rawer R, Wu FCW, O"Neill TW, Ward KA
Source: J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 2017; doi:10.1002/jcsm.12198: , PMID: 28474432
GID: 4425; Last update: 24.04.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
Feasibility and safety of whole-body vibration therapy in intensive care patients.
We read with great interest the article by Wollersheim and colleagues who examined whole-body vibration (WBV) in intensive care unit patients [1]. Hemodynamic characteristics were monitored during WBV applicati weiter...
Author: Alter P, Boeselt T, Nell C, Spielmanns M, Kenn K, Koczulla AR
Source: Crit Care, 2017; 21(1): 91, PMID: 28403903
GID: 4416; Last update: 18.04.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to investigate whether whole-body vibration training (WBVT) can be applied beneficially within an outpatient low frequency exercise program. METHODS: In a prospective, cont weiter...
Author: Spielmanns M, Gloeckl R, Gropp JM, Nell C, Koczulla AR, Boeselt T, Storre JH, Windisch W
Source: J Clin Med Res, 2017; 9(5): 396-402, PMID: 28392859
Keywords: COPD
GID: 4417; Last update: 18.04.2017
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Research Studies (2015)
Objectives: The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the precision error, annual changes, and monitoring time intervals of muscle and fat outcomes measured by peripheral quantitative computed tomograp weiter...
Author: Andrew William Frank-Wilson
Source: Thesis, 2015;
GID: 4411; Last update: 11.04.2017
Research Studies (2010)
PROBLEMS IN THE PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS AND THE ASSESSMENT OF BONE DENSITY
The recommendations of the WHO suggested intervention thresholds for assessment of fracture risks and consecutive treatment in postmenopausal women. Large continuous efforts are undertaken to adjust for probl weiter...
Author: P. Schneider
Source: Osteoporosis Update 2010 Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010;
Keywords: ISBN 978-1-61668-787-8
GID: 4413; Last update: 11.04.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Cardiovascular calcification and subcortical bone demineralization in hypertension.
The present study investigated cardiovascular calcification, peripheral bone mineral density (BMD), and lab indices in hypertensive patients aged 55-74 years without severe kidney dysfunction. Cardiovascular c weiter...
Author: Cirillo C, Bilancio G, Natale F, Concilio C, Russo MG, Calabro P, Cirillo M
Source: Hypertens Res, 2017; 40(9): 825-830, PMID: 28381870
GID: 4408; Last update: 10.04.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Sarcopenia is considered to be a risk factor for osteoporotic fracture, which is a major health problem in elderly women. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association of sarcopenia, with regard to mu weiter...
Author: Lee EY, Lee SJ, Kim KM, Seo DH, Lee SW, Choi HS, Kim HC, Youm Y, Kim CO, Rhee Y
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2017; 100(6): 585-594, PMID: 28275826
GID: 4405; Last update: 05.04.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Purpose: In this study, we investigated the effects of vibration of the whole lower leg on the content and the oxygenation of hemoglobin in the unloaded relaxed lateral gastrocnemius muscle. Vibration was appl weiter...
Author: Cakar HI, Dogan S, Kara S, Rittweger J, Rawer R, Zange J
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol, 2017; 117(6): 1107-1117, PMID: 28374114
Keywords: Galileo Space, Microcirculation; Near infrared spectroscopy; Tonic vibration reflex; Whole-body vibration
GID: 4404; Last update: 04.04.2017
Research Studies (2006)
Effekte eines niedrigfrequenten Ganzkörpervibrationstrainings auf dem Galileo 2000
Zusammenfassung: Dem Ganzkörpertraining wird der präventive und rehabilitative Nutzen nachgesagt, die Mineralisierung der Knochen zu fördern und darüber hinaus einer allgemeinen Muskeldegeneration entgegen weiter...
Author: Huber G, Weiss K, Eckert K
Source: B & G, 2006; 22(2): 52-57
GID: 4395; Last update: 01.04.2017
Research Studies (2016)
Controlled whole-body vibration training reduces risk of falls in people with Multiple Sclerosis
Despite the prevalence of falls among people with multiple sclerosis (MS), there are very limited evidence-based treatment approaches for fall prevention among this population. Controlled whole-body vibration ( weiter...
Author: Sanchez MC, Estrada E, King GA, Yang F
Source: IJESAB, 2016; 2: Iss. 8
GID: 4396; Last update: 01.04.2017
Research Studies (2012)
Effects of vibration training on bone metabolism: results from a short-term bed rest study.
The absence of mechanical loading leads to a prompt increase in bone resorption measured by bone resorption markers. There is high potential that vibration training can positively influence bone metabolism in i weiter...
Author: Baecker N, Frings-Meuthen P, Heer M, Mester J, Liphardt AM
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol, 2012; 112(5): 1741-50, PMID: 21894450
Keywords: BedRest
GID: 4393; Last update: 01.04.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Author: Jung W, Yeo SM, Choi DS, Lee A, Park W, Chang WH, Kim YH
Source: Korean Society for NeuroRehabilitation, 2017;
Keywords: Stroke, Cortical Activity
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GID: 4387; Last update: 21.03.2017
Research Studies (2017)
BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that whole-body vibration training (WBVT) improves exercise capacity in patients with severe COPD. The aim of this study was to investigate the determinants of improved e weiter...
Author: Gloeckl R, Jarosch I, Bengsch U, Claus M, Schneeberger T, Andrianopoulos V, Christle JW, Hitzl W, Kenn K
Source: Respir Med, 2017; 126: 17-24, PMID: 28427544
Keywords: COPD, Muslce Power, Balance, Mechanography
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GID: 4386; Last update: 20.03.2017
Research Studies (2018)
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as currently used has limitations in identifying patients with osteoporosis and predicting occurrence of fracture. We aimed to express peripheral quantitative computed to weiter...
Author: Jiang H, Yates CJ, Gorelik A, Kale A, Song Q, Wark JD
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2018; 21(1): 140-147, PMID: 28285742
GID: 4385; Last update: 20.03.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Insulin Resistance and the IGF-I-Cortical Bone Relationship in Children Ages 9-13 Years.
IGF-I is a pivotal hormone in pediatric musculoskeletal development. Though recent data suggest that the role of IGF-I in total body lean mass and total body bone mass accrual may be compromised in children wit weiter...
Author: Kindler JM, Pollock NK, Laing EM, Oshri A, Jenkins NT, Isales CM, Hamrick MW, Ding KH, Hausman DB, McCabe GP, Martin BR, Hill Gallant KM, Warden SJ, Weaver CM, Peacock M, Lewis RD
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2017; 32(7): 1537-1545, PMID: 28300329
GID: 4384; Last update: 20.03.2017
Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVES: To assess body composition and bone changes pre- to post-season (pre-post) and post- to off-season (post-off) in female soccer athletes (SC). METHODS: Outcomes were assessed using DXA and pQCT in 23 weiter...
Author: Minett MM, Binkley TB, Weidauer LA, Specker BL
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2017; 17(1): 386-398, PMID: 28250243
Keywords: Bone, Athletes, Female, pQCT, DXA
GID: 4377; Last update: 08.03.2017
Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVES: The fibula transmits loads within the lower limb of hominids. The few studies of variation in the cross-sectional geometric (CSG) properties of the fibula have established differences in its rigidit weiter...
Author: Auerbach BM, Gooding AF, Shaw CN, Sylvester AD
Source: Am J Phys Anthropol, 2017; 163(1): 148-157, PMID: 28218393
GID: 4375; Last update: 01.03.2017
Research Studies (2017)
A Design Method for FES Bone Health Therapy in SCI.
FES assisted activities such as standing, walking, cycling and rowing induce forces within the leg bones and have been proposed to reduce osteoporosis in spinal cord injury (SCI). However, details of the applie weiter...
Author: Andrews B, Shippen J, Armengol M, Gibbons R, Holderbaum W, Harwin W
Source: Eur J Transl Myol, 2017; 26(4): 6419, PMID: 28078075
GID: 4370; Last update: 24.02.2017
Research Studies (2017)
EMG activity of upper limb on spinal cord injury individuals during whole-body vibration.
Whole-body vibration (WBV) has shown positive results increasing electromyographic (EMG) activity and strength in a healthy population when applied to upper and lower limbs. The aim of this study was to verify weiter...
Author: Da Silva U, Villagra HA, Oliva LL, Marconi NF
Source: Physiol Int, 2017; 103(3): 361-367, PMID: 28229644
Keywords: SCI
GID: 4371; Last update: 24.02.2017
Research Studies (2017)
INTRODUCTION: The goal of this randomized and controlled study is to examine whether whole-body vibration (WBV) training is able to reduce back pain and physical disability in seated working office employees wi weiter...
Author: Kaeding TS, Karch A, Schwarz R, Flor T, Wittke TC, Kuck M, Boselt G, Tegtbur U, Stein L
Source: Scand J Med Sci Sports, 2017; 27(12): 2027-2039, PMID: 28185300
Keywords: Back-Pain, Workplace, Leonardo Balance
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GID: 4369; Last update: 17.02.2017
Research Studies (2016)
Objective The aim of this study was to review the literature about the relevance of the whole body vibration (WBV) in decreasing the number of fractures in osteoporotic women. Methods Searches were performed weiter...
Author: Eloá Moreira-Marconia, b, , , Carla F. Dionellob, c, Danielle S. Morelb, c, Danubia C. Sá-Caputoa, b, Cintia R. Souza-Gonçalvesb, c, Laisa L. Paineiras-Domingosb, c, Eliane O. Guedes-Aguiarb, d, Pedro J. Marine, Borja del Pozo Cruzf, Mario Bernardo-Filhob
Source: Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia 2, 2016; 2: 214-220
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4365; Last update: 12.02.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
BACKGROUND: Chemotherapy-induced polyneuropathy (CIPN) is a common toxicity after chemotherapy, immunomodulatory drugs or proteasome inhibitors, which is difficult to treat and may also have impact on quality o weiter...
Author: Schonsteiner SS, Bauder Missbach H, Benner A, Mack S, Hamel T, Orth M, Landwehrmeyer B, Sussmuth SD, Geitner C, Mayer-Steinacker R, Riester A, Prokein A, Erhardt E, Kunecki J, Eisenschink AM, Rawer R, Dohner H, Kirchner E, Schlenk RF
Source: Exp Hematol Oncol, 2017; 6: 5, PMID: 28194306
Keywords: Neuropathy
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GID: 4363; Last update: 08.02.2017
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Research Studies (2017)
While bone mineral density has been traditionally used to quantify fracture risk for individuals with spinal cord injuries, recent studies are including engineering measurements such as section modulus and cro weiter...
Author: Baker AM, Wagner DW, Kiratli BJ, Beaupre GS
Source: Ann Biomed Eng, 2017; 45(5): 1247-1254, PMID: 28105580
Keywords: BMD, DXA, DEXA, Bone QCT, Biomechanics,
Osteoporosis, Fracture risk assessment, SCI, Bone Strength
Index, Moment of Inertia.
GID: 4360; Last update: 06.02.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Muscle Mechanography: A Novel Method to Measure Muscle Function in Older Adults.
Muscle function decline is a commonly observed process that occurs with aging. Low muscle function, an essential component of sarcopenia, is associated with negative outcomes, including falls, fractures, and de weiter...
Author: Taani MH, Kovach CR, Buehring B
Source: Res Gerontol Nurs, 2017; 10(1): 17-24, PMID: 28112354
GID: 4357; Last update: 25.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)
Serum sclerostin and DKK1 in relation to exercise against bone loss in experimental bed rest.
The impact of effective exercise against bone loss during experimental bed rest appears to be associated with increases in bone formation rather than reductions of bone resorption. Sclerostin and dickkopf-1 ar weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Baecker N, Armbrecht G, Beller G, Buehlmeier J, Frings-Meuthen P, Rittweger J, Roth HJ, Heer M, Felsenberg D
Source: J Bone Miner Metab, 2016; 34(3): 354-65, PMID: 26056021
Keywords: Spaceflight, Immobilisation, Bone mineral
density (BMD), Training, pQCT, space research
#GRFS68, #GRFS127
GID: 4356; Last update: 24.01.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Low trabecular bone density in recent sedentary modern humans.
OBJECTIVES: Research on a limited number of samples suggests that trabecular bone density (i.e., bone volume fraction, BVF) within specific articulations is lower among more sedentary Holocene agricultural pop weiter...
Author: Chirchir H, Ruff CB, Junno JA, Potts R
Source: Am J Phys Anthropol, 2017; 162(3): 550-560, PMID: 28101969
Keywords: Holocene, recent modern humans, sedentism, trabecular bone
GID: 4354; Last update: 23.01.2017
Research Studies (2017)
OBJECTIVE: In patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), supportive therapies may be beneficial in addition to targeted medical treatment. Here, we evaluated the effectiveness and safety of oscillator weiter...
Author: Gerhardt F, Dumitrescu D, Gartner C, Beccard R, Viethen T, Kramer T, Baldus S, Hellmich M, Schonau E, Rosenkranz S
Source: Heart, 2017; 103(8): 592-598, PMID: 28100544
Keywords: PAH, 6MWD, HRQoL
#GRFS80
GID: 4351; Last update: 20.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)
Purpose: The influence of regular exercise on bone properties is not well defined. Frail subjects have limitations to perform exercise with skeletal impact. This study aims to analyze whole-bone vibration tre weiter...
Author: Ricardo Capiglioni , Claudia Gomez Acotto, Alicia Marino, Mar.a Georgina Muntaabski, Victor Montangero, Luciana D´Alessio, Emilio Jose Antonio Roldan
Source: Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls, 2016; 1(3): 29-37
Keywords: Bone biochemical markers, Drinkable alendronate, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Peripheral quantitative
computerized tomography, Whole-Body-Vibration
GID: 4352; Last update: 20.01.2017
Research Studies (2017)
PURPOSE: Space agencies are looking for effective and efficient countermeasures for the degrading effects of weightlessness on the human body. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a novel jump ex weiter...
Author: Kramer A, Kummel J, Mulder E, Gollhofer A, Frings-Meuthen P, Gruber M
Source: PLoS One, 2017; 12(1): e0169793, PMID: 28081223
Keywords: Bedrest Study Cololgne, RSL, Leonardo Jumping Table
GID: 4348; Last update: 13.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)
Low-energy trauma-induced intercondylar femoral fracture.
We present a 44-year-old female patient with recurrent fragility fractures including an intercondylar femoral fracture and with normal planar bone densitometry. Diagnosis of hypophosphatasia was suggested by lo weiter...
Author: Aeby M, Wyss T, Mentrup B, Kunstmann E, Jakob F, Aeberli D
Source: Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab, 2016; 13(2): 151-153, PMID: 27920814
Keywords: hypophosphatasia; fragility fracture; DXA; intercondylar; pQCT
GID: 4344; Last update: 11.01.2017
Research Studies (2016)
[Purpose] This study aims to verify the effects of visual control whole body vibration exercise on balance and gait function of stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 22 stroke patients were randoml weiter...
Author: Choi ET, Kim YN, Cho WS, Lee DK
Source: J Phys Ther Sci, 2016; 28(11): 3149-3152, PMID: 27942138
Keywords: Visual control whole body vibration exercise, Balance, Gait, Stroke
#GRFS66
GID: 4326; Last update: 11.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)
Purpose : To observe the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) training in conjunction with conventional physical therapy (PT) on joint-position sense (JPS), balance, and gait in children with cerebral palsy (C weiter...
Author: Ko MS, Sim YJ, Kim DH, Jeon HS
Source: Physiother Can, 2016; 68(2): 99-105, PMID: 27909356
Keywords: cerebral palsy; CP; gait; postural balance; proprioception; whole-body vibration.
#GRFS51
GID: 4332; Last update: 11.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)
Whole body vibration treatment is a non-pharmacological intervention intended to stimulate muscular response and increase bone mineral density, particularly for postmenopausal women. The literature related to weiter...
Author: Fratini A, Bonci T, Bull AM
Source: PLoS One, 2016; 11(12): e0166774, PMID: 27907000
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4333; Last update: 11.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)
We aimed to study whether short-duration vibration exercise or football sessions of two different durations acutely changed plasma markers of bone turnover and muscle strain. Inactive premenopausal women (n = weiter...
Author: Bowtell JL, Jackman SR, Scott S, Connolly LJ, Mohr M, Ermidis G, Julian R, Yousefian F, Helge EW, Jorgensen NR, Fulford J, Knapp KM, Krustrup P
Source: Biomed Res Int, 2016; 2016(): 3574258, PMID: 28025642
GID: 4320; Last update: 11.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated whether an association between insulin resistance (IR) and muscle parameters is appreciable in young healthy men, independent of obesity. Furthermore, markers of muscle metab weiter...
Author: Gysel T, Tonoli C, Pardaens S, Cambier D, Kaufman JM, Zmierczak HG, Goemaere S, Lapauw B, Calders P
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2016; 16(4): 302-309, PMID: 27973382
Keywords: Insulin Resistance, Muscle Cross-sectional Area, Handgrip Strength, Estradiol
GID: 4347; Last update: 11.01.2017
Research Studies (2016)
BACKGROUND: The high risk of fracture associated with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) is attributed to extensive disuse-related bone loss in previously weight-bearing long bones. Changes in bone mineral densi weiter...
Author: Coupaud S, Gislason MK, Purcell M, Sasagawa K, Tanner KE
Source: Bone, 2016; 97(): 29-37, PMID: 28034635
GID: 4338; Last update: 11.01.2017
Research Studies (2017)
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to investigate the benefits of a low-volume out-patient whole-body vibration training (WBVT) program on exercise capacity in comparison with a calisthenics training p weiter...
Author: Spielmanns M, Boeselt T, Gloeckl R, Klutsch A, Fischer H, Polanski H, Nell C, Storre JH, Windisch W, Koczulla AR
Source: Respir Care, 2017; 62(3): 315-323, PMID: 27923937
Keywords: COPD, Muscel Froce, Exercise Capacity
#GRFS124
GID: 4329; Last update: 11.01.2017
Research Studies (2017)
This study assessed the effect of accelerometry-measured higher impacts resulting from habitual weight-bearing activity on lower limb bone strength in older women. Despite higher impacts being experienced rarel weiter...
Author: Hannam K, Deere KC, Hartley A, Al-Sari UA, Clark EM, Fraser WD, Tobias JH
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2017; 28(10): 2813-2822, PMID: 27966105
Keywords: G-force . Hip BMD . Tibial pQCT
GID: 4341; Last update: 11.01.2017
Research Studies (2017)
PURPOSE: We examined the relationships between malnutrition, lifestyle factors, and bone health in anorexia nervosa (AN) via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and peripheral quantitative computed tomograph weiter...
Author: DiVasta AD, Feldman HA, O"Donnell JM, Long J, Leonard MB, Gordon CM
Source: J Adolesc Health, 2017; 60(2): 229-232, PMID: 27939877
Keywords: Anorexia nervosa; Malnutrition; Peripheral quantitative computed tomography; DXA; Exercise; Antidepressant
GID: 4342; Last update: 11.01.2017
Research Studies (2016)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to systematically examine the effect of an 8-week controlled whole-body vibration training on improving fall risk factors and the bone mineral density among people with mu weiter...
Author: Yang F, Finlayson M, Bethoux F, Su X, Dillon L, Maldonado HM
Source: Disabil Rehabil, 2016; 15: 1-8, PMID: 27976932
Keywords: MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Balance, Fall-Risk, Power
#GRFS132
GID: 4324; Last update: 11.01.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Many female athletes are energy and/or estrogen deficient, but the independent effects on bone health have not been isolated. Energy deficiency was detrimental at the tibia while estrogen deficiency was detrim weiter...
Author: Southmayd EA, Mallinson RJ, Williams NI, Mallinson DJ, De Souza MJ
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2017; 28(4): 1365-1376, PMID: 28032184
GID: 4339; Last update: 11.01.2017
Research Studies (2017)
Background: Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired weakness in critically ill patients is a common and significant complication affecting the course of critical illness. Whole-body vibration is known to be effect weiter...
Author: Wollersheim T, Haas K, Wolf S, Mai K, Spies C, Steinhagen-Thiessen E, Wernecke KD, Spranger J, Weber-Carstens S
Source: Critical Care, DOI 10.1186, 2017; 21/9: 1-10, PMID: 28065165
Keywords: Intensive Care, ICU, Intensivpflege
#GRFS154
GID: 4316; Last update: 09.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)
Acute corticospinal and spinal modulation after whole body vibration.
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate neural effects of acute whole body vibration (WBV) on lower limb muscles regarding corticospinal and spinal excitability. METHODS: In 44 healthy subjec weiter...
Author: Krause A, Gollhofer A, Freyler K, Jablonka L, Ritzmann R
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2016; 16(4): 327-338, PMID: 27973385
Keywords: Supraspinal, Motor Evoked Potential, H-reflex, Neurophysiological Adaptation, Central Nervous System
#GRFS74
GID: 4312; Last update: 21.12.2016
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Research Studies (2016)
Reference data for jumping mechanography in Canadian children, adolescents and young adults.
OBJECTIVES: To provide age- and sex-specific reference data for mechanography-derived parameters of muscle function in Canadian children and youth using the single two-legged jump (S2LJ) with hands-on-waist. ME weiter...
Author: Gabel L, Macdonald HM, Nettlefold L, Race D, McKay HA
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2016; 16(4): 283-295, PMID: 27973380
Keywords: SQ, CMJ
GID: 4311; Last update: 21.12.2016
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Research Studies (2014)
Vibrations produced in oscillating/vibratory platform generate whole body vibration (WBV) exercises, which are important in sports, as well as in treating diseases, promoting rehabilitation, and improving the weiter...
Author: Sa-Caputo Dda C, Ronikeili-Costa P, Carvalho-Lima RP, Bernardo LC, Bravo-Monteiro MO, Costa R, de Moraes-Silva J, Paiva DN, Machado CB, Mantilla-Giehl P, Arnobio A, Marin PJ, Bernardo-Filho M
Source: Rehabil Res Pract, 2014; 2014(): 628518, PMID: 25276434
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4306; Last update: 30.11.2016
Research Studies (2018)
The objective of this study was to determine the impact of vertical (Power-plate; POW) and side-alternating (Galileo; GAL) whole-body vibration exercise on muscle mass and lower-limb neuromuscular function. Fo weiter...
Author: Ebing J, Gast U, Hauptmann C, Felsenberg D, Belavy DL
Source: J Strength Cond Res, 2018; 32(1): 27-36, PMID: 27893474
Keywords: Galileo vs. Power Plate, 15m Sprint, mscuel power, Jump Height
#GRFS83
GID: 4294; Last update: 29.11.2016
Research Studies (2016)
Bone turnover predicts change in volumetric bone density and bone geometry at the radius in men.
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography scans of the distal and midshaft radius were performed in 514 European men aged 40-79 years at baseline and a median of 4.3 years later. Age-related changes in volume weiter...
Author: Pye SR, Ward KA, Cook MJ, Laurent MR, Gielen E, Borghs H, Adams JE, Boonen S, Vanderschueren D, Wu FC, O"Neill TW
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2016; 28(3): 935-944, PMID: 27815569
GID: 4304; Last update: 29.11.2016
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Research Studies (2016)
Distal fibula fracture fixation: Biomechanical evaluation of three different fixation implants.
BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical performance of three distal fibula fracture fixation implants in a matched pair cadaveric fibula model: (1) a 5-hole compression plate with weiter...
Author: Knutsen AR, Sangiorgio SN, Liu C, Zhou S, Warganich T, Fleming J, Harris TG, Ebramzadeh E
Source: Foot Ankle Surg, 2016; 22(4): 278-285, PMID: 27810029
GID: 4305; Last update: 29.11.2016
Research Studies (2017)
CONTEXT: Areal bone mineral density (aBMD) measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is used clinically to predict fracture but does not allow discrimination between the trabecular and cortical bone weiter...
Author: Ohlsson C, Sundh D, Wallerek A, Nilsson M, Karlsson M, Johansson H, Mellstrom D, Lorentzon M
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2017; 102(2): 516-524, PMID: 27875059
GID: 4301; Last update: 29.11.2016
Research Studies (2017)
Effects of Ibuprofen and Resistance Training on Bone and Muscle: An RCT in Older Women.
INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE: Resistance training with ibuprofen supplementation may improve musculoskeletal health in postmenopausal women. The study purpose was to determine the efficacy of resistance training and i weiter...
Author: Duff WR, Chilibeck PD, Candow DG, Gordon JJ, Mason RS, Taylor-Gjevre R, Nair B, Szafron M, Baxter-Jones A, Zello GA, Kontulainen SA
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2017; 49(4): 633-640, PMID: 27875501
GID: 4300; Last update: 29.11.2016
Research Studies (2017)
Bone disease in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) is incompletely characterized. We therefore analyzed, in a cross-sectional study radius macroscopic bone architecture and forearm muscle size by peripheral qu weiter...
Author: Choukair D, Kneppo C, Feneberg R, Schonau E, Lindner M, Kolker S, Hoffmann GF, Tonshoff B
Source: J Inherit Metab Dis, 2017; 40(2): , PMID: 27878409
GID: 4299; Last update: 29.11.2016
Research Studies (2016)
[Purpose] To review and assess the effectiveness of whole body vibration therapy on the physical function of patients with type II diabetes mellitus. [Subjects and Methods] A computerized database search was p weiter...
Author: Zhang BSc J, Zhang H, Kan L, Zhang C, Wang P
Source: J Phys Ther Sci, 2016; 28(9): 2675-2680, PMID: 27799718
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4298; Last update: 29.11.2016
Research Studies (2017)
It is unknown whether vitamin D supplementation positively impacts body composition and bone outcomes in children and young adults with HIV. This RCT found that despite increasing 25(OH)D concentrations, high d weiter...
Author: Rovner AJ, Stallings VA, Rutstein R, Schall JI, Leonard MB, Zemel BS
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2017; 28(1): 201-209, PMID: 27837268
GID: 4303; Last update: 29.11.2016
Research Studies (2016)
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the electromyogram (EMG) response of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) to whole-body vibration (WBV) while using different body posture and vibration frequencies. MAT weiter...
Author: Lee J, Lee K, Song C
Source: Med Sci Monit, 2016; 22(): 4030-4036, PMID: 27787476
Keywords: Pelvic Floor, Muscle Activation, EMG, MVC
#GRFS78
GID: 4267; Last update: 08.11.2016
Research Studies (2016)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Bone and muscle peripheral imaging technologies are reviewed for their association with fractures and frailty. A narrative systematized review was conducted for bone and muscle parameters weiter...
Author: Wong AK
Source: Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2016 Oct 28, 2016; 146: 359-373, PMID: 27796924
Keywords: Bone and muscle quality; Fractures; Frailty; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meta-analysis; Peripheral quantitative computed tomography
GID: 4277; Last update: 08.11.2016
Research Studies (2016)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate published, randomized controlled trials that investigated the effects of whole-body vibration training (WBVT) on lean m weiter...
Author: Rubio-Arias JA, Marin-Cascales E, Ramos-Campo DJ, Martinez-Rodriguez A, Chung LH, Alcaraz PE
Source: Menopause, 2016; 24(2): 225-231, PMID: 27749741
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4271; Last update: 08.11.2016
Research Studies (2016)
CONTEXT: Diet can impact on bone strength via metabolic shifts in acid-base status. In contrast to the strongly diet-dependent biomarker urinary potential renal acid load (uPRAL), the amount of renally excreted weiter...
Author: Esche J, Johner S, Shi L, Schonau E, Remer T
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2016; 101(12): 4914-4921, PMID: 27676395
GID: 4260; Last update: 21.10.2016
Research Studies (2016)
Skeletal robustness (cross-section size relative to length) is associated with stress fractures in adults, and appears to explain the high incidence of distal radius fractures in adolescents. However, little is weiter...
Author: Rantalainen T, Weeks BK, Nogueira RC, Beck BR
Source: Bone, 2016; 93(): 71-78, PMID: 27650913
Keywords: Bone QCT
BPAQ
Growth
Morphology
Ontogeny
Puberty
GID: 4263; Last update: 21.10.2016
Research Studies (2017)
PURPOSE: To review the research literature on the effectiveness of whole-body vibration (WBV) therapy in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted by two independent rev weiter...
Author: Luo X, Zhang J, Zhang C, He C, Wang P
Source: Disabil Rehabil, 2017; 39(22): 2315-2323, PMID: 27718643
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4250; Last update: 21.10.2016
Research Studies (2016)
Whole-body vibration (WBV) is considered a type of physical activity based on the assumption that it results in an increase in muscle strength and performance and, therefore, may be a promising way to exercise weiter...
Author: Cardim AB, Marinho PE, Nascimento JF Jr, Fuzari HK, Dornelas de Andrade A
Source: Respir Care, 2016; 61(11): 1552-1559, PMID: 27651524
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4255; Last update: 21.10.2016
Research Studies (2016)
Vibration training improves disability status in multiple sclerosis: A pretest-posttest pilot study.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an 8-week vibration training program on changing the disability level in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Twenty-five adults with clinically-confirmed weiter...
Author: Yang F, Estrada EF, Sanchez MC
Source: J Neurol Sci, 2016; 369(): 96-101, PMID: 27653872
Keywords: Side-alternating vibration
Mobility
Patient Determined Disability Status
Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite
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GID: 4248; Last update: 20.10.2016
Research Studies (2017)
Exercise and Transversus Abdominis Muscle Atrophy after 60 d Bed Rest.
PURPOSE: To investigate atrophy in the deep abdominal muscles, spinal extensors and the impact of high-load resistive exercise with and without whole body vibration following 60d of strict bed-rest. METHODS: 24 weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Gast U, Felsenberg D
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2017; 49(2): 238-246, PMID: 27685010
Keywords: BBR2, SPINE, MUSCLE, ASTRONAUTS,
SPACEFLIGHT, BACK PAIN, HERNIATION
GID: 4237; Last update: 11.10.2016
Research Studies (2009)
Author: Oliver Patrick Thomas Fricke
Source: Habilitation Universität Köln, 2009;
GID: 4235; Last update: 15.09.2016
Research Studies (2015)
Objective: Evaluate long term whole body vibration training effects on bone mineral density in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Background: Osteoporosis has been defined as a skeletal system disease characterized weiter...
Author: Ensar Abazoviæ, Jelena Paušiæ and Erol Kovaèeviæ
Source: J Osteopor Phys Act, 2015; 3:3: ISSN:2329-9509
Keywords: Vibration therapy; Training; Low bone mineral density;
Menopause, Metaanalysis
GID: 4234; Last update: 15.09.2016
Research Studies (2016)
OBJECTIVES: to investigate feasibility, safety and efficacy of home-based side-alternating whole body vibration (sWBV) to improve motor function in toddlers with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS: Randomized control weiter...
Author: Stark C, Herkenrath P, Hollmann H, Waltz S, Becker I, Hoebing L, Semler O, Hoyer-Kuhn H, Duran I, Hero B, Hadders-Algra M, Schoenau E
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2016; 16(3): 183-92, PMID: 27609033
Keywords: CP, Kleinkinder, Toddlers, Tilt Table, Safety, Cologne Concept, Auf die Beine, Kölner Konzept
#GRFS14
GID: 4232; Last update: 14.09.2016
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Research Studies (2016)
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not a single whole-body vibration treatment after eccentric exercise can reduce muscle soreness and enhance muscle recovery. [Subjects and Methods] weiter...
Author: Timon R, Tejero J, Brazo-Sayavera J, Crespo C, Olcina G
Source: J Phys Ther Sci, 2016; 28(6): 1781-5, PMID: 27390415
Keywords: Kreatinkinase, Creatinekinasis, delayed muscle soreness, DMS, Muskelkater
#GRFS1, #GRFS5
GID: 4212; Last update: 13.09.2016
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Research Studies (2017)
Low magnitude bone-loading sports may benefit bone structure and strength in the exercised limbs. This study compared peripheral quantitative computed tomography measures of radial and tibial diaphyseal stren weiter...
Author: Oosthuyse T, McVeigh JA, Micklesfield LK, Meiring RM
Source: Eur J Sport Sci, 2017; 17(2): 231-240, PMID: 27537336
Keywords: Bone growth, exercise, longitudinal,
peripheral QCT
GID: 4221; Last update: 13.09.2016
Research Studies (2016)
CONTEXT: Previous studies of menopausal age and length of reproductive life on bone are limited by retrospective reproductive histories, being cross sectional, or lacking gold standard bone technologies, or in weiter...
Author: Kuh D, Muthuri S, Cooper R, Moore A, MacKinnon K, Cooper C, Adams JE, Hardy R, Ward KA
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab 101(10):, 2016; 101(10): 3827-3837, PMID: 27472291
GID: 4224; Last update: 13.09.2016
Research Studies (2016)
We conducted the first comparison of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) outcomes in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa. We observed deficits in bon weiter...
Author: DiVasta AD, Feldman HA, O"Donnell JM, Long J, Leonard MB, Gordon CM
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2016; 27(12): :549-3558, PMID: 27392467
Keywords: Anorexia nervosa . DXA . Malnutrition .
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography
GID: 4230; Last update: 13.09.2016
Research Studies (2016)
Increased Bone Mineral Content During Rapid Weight Gain Therapy in Anorexia Nervosa.
Patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) are at high risk of reduced bone mass. Osteocalcin (OC), a bone formation marker, has been proposed to act as a link between bone and energy metabolism. We investigated how t weiter...
Author: Tubic B, Pettersson C, Svedlund A, Forslund HB, Magnusson P, Swolin-Eide D
Source: Horm Metab Res, 2016; 48(): 664-672, PMID: 27579526
GID: 4217; Last update: 13.09.2016
Research Studies (2017)
The effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on bone health of male Jockeys.
OBJECTIVES: Engagement in high volumes of physical activity coupled with energy restriction during periods of musculoskeletal development may compromise bone health. Jockeys limit caloric intakes on a weekly ba weiter...
Author: Silk LN, Greene DA, Baker MK, Jander CB
Source: J Sci Med Sport, 2017; 20(3): 225-229, PMID: 27568072
GID: 4219; Last update: 13.09.2016
Research Studies (2017)
Bone imaging in hypoparathyroidism.
Hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) is an uncommon endocrine disorder characterized by chronic deficiency or absence of parathyroid hormone (PTH), which leads to a profound reduction in bone remodeling. Subjects with H weiter...
Author: Silva BC, Rubin MR, Cusano NE, Bilezikian JP
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2017; 28(2): 463-471, PMID: 27577725
GID: 4218; Last update: 13.09.2016
Research Studies (2016)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to review the literature about the effect of whole body vibration exercise in the BMD in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis without medications. METHODS: A systemati weiter...
Author: Dionello CF, Sa-Caputo D, Pereira HV, Sousa-Goncalves CR, Maiworm AI, Morel DS, Moreira-Marconi E, Paineiras-Domingos LL, Bemben D, Bernardo-Filho M
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2016; 16(3): 193-203, PMID: 27609034
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4215; Last update: 13.09.2016
Research Studies (2017)
Lower limb deformation in children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) impairs ambulation and may lead to fracture. Corrective surgery is based on empirical assessment criteria. The objective was to develop a rec weiter...
Author: Caouette C, Ikin N, Villemure I, Arnoux PJ, Rauch F, Aubin CE
Source: Med Biol Eng Comput, 2017; 55(4): 549-560, PMID: 27314506
GID: 4189; Last update: 27.06.2016
Research Studies (2016)
Muscle histology changes after short term vibration training in healthy controls
In search for additional counter measures of muscle atrophy vibration exercise training may have substantial effort for patients with neuromuscular disorders. To cover safety aspects and obtain muscle morpholog weiter...
Author: Schoser B
Source: Acta Myol, 2016; 34(2-3): 133-8, PMID: 27199541
Keywords: Muscle Histology, Muscle function, muscle power, muscle fiber
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GID: 4195; Last update: 27.06.2016
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BACKGROUND: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have decreased gait speeds, which can negatively impact participation and quality of life. However, evidence for effective rehabilitation interventions to improve g weiter...
Author: Moreau NG, Bodkin AW, Bjornson K, Hobbs A, Soileau M, Lahasky K
Source: Phys Ther, 2016; 96(12): 1938-1954, PMID: 27313240
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4182; Last update: 27.06.2016
Research Studies (2016)
Long-term whole-body vibration training in two late-onset Pompe disease patients.
The treatment of late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) relies on enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and physiotherapy but the most appropriate exercise program is not yet established. Whole-body vibration training (WB weiter...
Author: Montagnese F, Thiele S, Wenninger S, Schoser B
Source: Neurol Sci, 2016; 37(8): 1357-1360, PMID: 27193587
GID: 4159; Last update: 08.06.2016
Research Studies (2016)
This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) identified significant effects of whole body vibration (WBV) on bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine (in the sensitivity weiter...
Author: Oliveira LC, Oliveira RG, Pires-Oliveira DA
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2016; 27(10): 2913-33, PMID: 27145947
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4160; Last update: 08.06.2016
Research Studies (2015)
The aim of this theoretical study is to compare the results obtained by the confident ellipse with the postural sway identified during the balance test. The ability to control postural balance is an important f weiter...
Author: Bendo A, Kuvarati S, Skënderi D, Veveçka A
Source: IJSR, 2015; 4(1): 1776-9
GID: 4155; Last update: 20.05.2016
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heritable condition characterized by fragile bones. Our previous studies indicated that serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentrations were positively associated with lumbar weiter...
Author: Plante L, Veilleux LN, Glorieux FH, Weiler H, Rauch F
Source: Bone, 2016; 86(): 36-42, PMID: 26924265
GID: 4153; Last update: 19.04.2016
Research Studies (2015)
Background/Objective: The greatest forces experienced by bones result from muscular contractions muscles produce most force in high-velocity eccentric contractions. Bouncing movements, e.g., sprinting or hoppin weiter...
Author: Alex Ireland, Hans Degens, Bergita Ganse, Thomas Mark Maden-Wilkinson , Desiree Christin Wilks, Jörn Rittweger
Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2015; 3(3): 142–151
GID: 4149; Last update: 19.04.2016
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Targeted weight-bearing activities during the pre-pubertal years can improve cortical bone mass, structure and distribution, but less is known about the influence of habitual physical activity (PA) and fitness. weiter...
Author: Duckham RL, Rantalainen T, Ducher G, Hill B, Telford RD, Telford RM, Daly RM
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2016; 99(1): 56-65, PMID: 26983726
GID: 4142; Last update: 15.04.2016
Research Studies (2016)
In obesity, the exaggerated blood pressure (BP) response to exercise is linked to hypertension, yet the mechanisms are not fully elucidated. In this study, we aimed at examining whether involuntary mechanical o weiter...
Author: Dipla K, Kousoula D, Zafeiridis A, Karatrantou K, Nikolaidis MG, Kyparos A, Gerodimos V, Vrabas IS
Source: Exp Physiol, 2016; 101(6): 717-30, PMID: 27061448
GID: 4134; Last update: 15.04.2016
Research Studies (2016)
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) can be used to examine bone strength outcomes and muscle size and fatty infiltration. Our research team and others have used it to examine bone loss after spin weiter...
Author: Giangregorio LM, Gibbs JC, Craven BC
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2016; 27(8): 2433-2446, PMID: 27026329
GID: 4139; Last update: 15.04.2016
Research Studies (2016)
Human Musculoskeletal Models of Disuse
According to Frost’s mechanostat theory when the bone receives strains of about 800 to 1600 micro-strain retains its strength; increased strains promote formation (remodeling) up to a fracture point, and whe weiter...
Author: Dionyssiotis Y., Kapsokoulou A., Samlidi E., Iatridou G.
Source: JFSF, Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls, 2016; 1(1): 4-7
GID: 4133; Last update: 11.04.2016
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We performed a clinical trial on the effects of whole-body vibration training (WBVT) on muscle function and bone health of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy. Forty participants (11.3-20.8 years) weiter...
Author: Gusso S, Munns CF, Colle P, Derraik JG, Biggs JB, Cutfield WS, Hofman PL
Source: Sci Rep, 2016; 3;6: 22518, PMID: 26936535
Keywords: Galileo CP,Walking Distance, Chair Rising Test,improved muscle function
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GID: 4116; Last update: 09.03.2016
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OBJECTIVES: Loss of foot sensitivity is a relevant parameter to assess and prevent in several diseases. It is crucial to determine the vibro-tactile sensitivity threshold response to acute conditions to explore weiter...
Author: Hernandez-Mocholi MA, Dominguez-Munoz FJ, Corzo H, Silva SC, Adsuar JC, Gusi N
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2016; 16(1): 12-7, PMID: 26944818
GID: 4123; Last update: 09.03.2016
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The negative effect of sitting time on bone is mediated by lean mass in pubertal children.
OBJECTIVE: Effects of time in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sitting (SIT) on bone were tested, hypothesizing that high MVPA would be positively associated with bone size and strength, offset weiter...
Author: Binkley TL, Specker BL
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2016; 16(1): 18-23, PMID: 26944819
GID: 4124; Last update: 09.03.2016
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From mechanostat theory to development of the "Functional Muscle-Bone-Unit".
Bone densitometric data are often difficult to interpret in children and adolescents because of large inter- and intraindividual variations in bone size. Here, we propose a functional approach to bone densitom weiter...
Author: Schoenau E
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2005; 5(3): 232-8, PMID: 16172514
GID: 4107; Last update: 17.02.2016
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The effect of exercise and nutrition on the mechanostat.
In this review, we discuss the effect of increased and decreased loading and nutrition deficiency on muscle and bone mass and strength (and bone length and architecture) independently and combined. Both exercis weiter...
Author: Bass SL, Eser P, Daly R
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2005; 5(3): 239-54, PMID: 16172515
GID: 4108; Last update: 17.02.2016
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[Purpose] The aim of the present study was to investigate the acute effects of unilateral whole body vibration training on height and symmetry of the single leg vertical jump in healthy men. [Subjects] Thirty m weiter...
Author: Shin S, Lee K, Song C
Source: J Phys Ther Sci, 2016; 27(12): 3923-8, PMID: 26834381
Keywords: Single leg vertical jump, Symmetry, Whole body vibration
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GID: 4076; Last update: 16.02.2016
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Whole-body vibration therapy in intensive care patients: A feasibility and safety study.
BACKGROUND: Admission to the intensive care unit is associated with sustained loss of muscle mass, reduced quality of life and increased mortality. Early rehabilitation measures may counteract this process. New weiter...
Author: Boeselt T, Nell C, Kehr K, Holland A, Dresel M, Greulich T, Tackenberg B, Kenn K, Boeder J, Klapdor B, Kirschbaum A, Vogelmeier C, Alter P, Koczulla R
Source: J Rehabil Med, 2016; 48(3): 316-21, PMID: 26805786
Keywords: early rehabilitation; exercise; whole-body vibration;
intensive care unit; muscle; heart rate; blood pressure; oxygen
saturation.
GID: 4078; Last update: 16.02.2016
Research Studies (2016)
BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise is widely used for training and rehabilitation. However, the optimal posture for training both the upper and lower extremities simultaneously remains to be establ weiter...
Author: Tsukahara Y, Iwamoto J, Iwashita K, Shinjo T, Azuma K, Matsumoto H
Source: Open Access J Sports Med, 2016; 7(): 5-10, PMID: 26793008
Keywords: whole-body vibration exercise, upper extremities, lower extremities
GID: 4080; Last update: 16.02.2016
Research Studies (2016)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of whole-body vibration training combined with task-related training on arm function, spasticity, and grip strength in subjects with poststroke hemip weiter...
Author: Lee JS, Kim CY, Kim HD
Source: Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2016; 95(8): 608-17, PMID: 26829094
Keywords: Hemiplegia,Motor Recovery,Task-Related Training, Upper Extremity,Whole-Body Vibration
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GID: 4077; Last update: 16.02.2016
Research Studies (2016)
One bout of vibration exercise with vascular occlusion activates satellite cells.
NEW FINDINGS: What is the central question of this study? Acute skeletal muscle satellite cell (SC) activation is associated with skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Although the quantity of SCs has been reported to i weiter...
Author: Aguayo D, Mueller SM, Boutellier U, Auer M, Jung HH, Fluck M, Toigo M
Source: Exp Physiol, 2016; 101(2): 295-307, PMID: 26663352
Keywords: Blodd Flow Restriction, Satellite cells
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GID: 4083; Last update: 16.02.2016
Research Studies (2016)
This longitudinal study investigated whether greater pre-pubertal adiposity was associated with subsequent timing of maturation and bone strength during adolescence in 135 girls and 123 boys participating in th weiter...
Author: Glass NA, Torner JC, Letuchy EM, Burns TL, Janz KF, Eichenberger Gilmore JM, Schlechte JA, Levy SM
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2016; 31(7): 1455-65, PMID: 26861036
Keywords: Bone-fat interactions; Bone QCT; Osteoporosis; General population study; DXA
GID: 4089; Last update: 16.02.2016
Research Studies (2016)
BACKGROUND: Whole body vibration (WBV) has been used to increase physical activity levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). OBJECTIVE: To carry out a systematic review of the effects of WBV on t weiter...
Author: Robinson CC, Barreto RP, Sbruzzi G, Plentz RD
Source: Braz J Phys Ther, 2016; 20(1): 4-14, PMID: 26578253
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4084; Last update: 16.02.2016
Research Studies (2016)
BACKGROUND: Dynapenia (age-associated loss of muscle strength not caused by neurologic or muscular diseases) and functional limitations (e.g. climbing stairs, chair rising) are important problems in elderly per weiter...
Author: Rogan S, de Bruin ED, Radlinger L, Joehr C, Wyss C, Stuck NJ, Bruelhart Y, de Bie RA, Hilfiker R
Source: Eur Rev Aging Phys Act, 2016; 12(): 12, PMID: 26865876
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4071; Last update: 16.02.2016
Research Studies (2015)
Exercise at regular intervals is assumed to have a positive effect on immune functions. Conversely, after spaceflight and under simulated weightlessness (e.g., bed rest), immune functions can be suppressed. We weiter...
Author: Hoff P, Belavy DL, Huscher D, Lang A, Hahne M, Kuhlmey AK, Maschmeyer P, Armbrecht G, Fitzner R, Perschel FH, Gaber T, Burmester GR, Straub RH, Felsenberg D, Buttgereit F
Source: Cell Mol Immunol, 2015; 12(4): 483-92, PMID: 25382740
Keywords: Galileo Space, Immune System
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GID: 4070; Last update: 29.01.2016
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Prospective biomechanical analysis of donor-site morbidity after fibula free flap.
PURPOSE: The fibula free flap (FFF) is a standard method for osseous reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to investigate functional deficits after harvesting a free fibula flap. MATERIAL AND METHODS: weiter...
Author: Rendenbach C, Kohlmeier C, Suling A, Assaf AT, Catala-Lehnen P, Amling M, Heiland M, Riecke B
Source: J Craniomaxillofac Surg, 2016; 44(2):: 155-9, PMID: 26697726
Keywords: Posturography
GID: 4052; Last update: 19.01.2016
Research Studies (2016)
OBJECTIVE: Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) has been increasingly used in stroke research. The correlations between tibial bone measurements by pQCT and hip areal bone mineral density (aBMD) m weiter...
Author: Lam FM, Pang MY
Source: Brain Inj, 2016; 30(2): 199-20, PMID: 26647174
GID: 4056; Last update: 19.01.2016
Research Studies (2016)
Jumping mechanography has been developed to estimate maximum voluntary muscle forces. This study assessed associations of jumping mechanography-derived force and power measurements with tibial cortical bone geo weiter...
Author: Verroken C, Zmierczak HG, Goemaere S, Kaufman JM, Lapauw B
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2016; 98(): 446–455, PMID: 26671019
GID: 4043; Last update: 15.01.2016
Research Studies (2015)
Effect of age and sex on jumping mechanography and other measures of muscle mass and function.
OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia increases falls and fracture risk. Sarcopenia clinical trials require robust quantitative tools to evaluate muscle function; jumping mechanography (JM) is likely one such tool. However, U weiter...
Author: Siglinsky E, Krueger D, Ward RE, Caserotti P, Strotmeyer ES, Harris TB, Binkley N, Buehring B
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(4): 301-8, PMID: 26636275
GID: 4042; Last update: 10.12.2015
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Research Studies (2015)
BACKGROUND: We evaluated which aspects of neuromuscular performance are associated with bone mass, density, strength and geometry. METHODS: 417 women aged 60-94years were examined. Countermovement jump, sit-to- weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Armbrecht G, Blenk T, Bock O, Borst H, Kocakaya E, Luhn F, Rantalainen T, Rawer R, Tomasius F, Willnecker J, Felsenberg D
Source: Bone, 2015; 83: 119-126, PMID: 26541093
GID: 4028; Last update: 10.11.2015
Research Studies (2013)
Author: Gilnaz Ranjbar Gigasari
Source: Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der Hohen Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität zu Köln, 2013;
GID: 4020; Last update: 27.10.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Posture Monitor for Vibration Exercise Training
Falls and fall-related fractures are common in the elderly and lead to negative health outcomes. Muscle function and balance impairment are important risk factors for falls. Traditional exercise improves muscl weiter...
Author: Hermus J, Hays C, Adamski M, Lider H, Westlund J, SCholp A, Webster J, Buehring B
Source: IEEE, 2015; 978-1-4799-1792-1:
Keywords: Galileo, Kinect
GID: 4019; Last update: 19.10.2015
Research Studies (2016)
STUDY DESIGN: Randomized crossover. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the acute effects of isolated and simultaneous application of whole-body vibration (WBV) and electromyostimulation (ES) on popliteal artery blood veloc weiter...
Author: Menendez H, Ferrero C, Martin-Hernandez J, Figueroa A, Marin PJ, Herrero AJ
Source: Spinal Cord, 2016; 54(5): 383-9, PMID: 26458973
Keywords: SCI, Spinal Cord Injury, Blood Flow, Electro Stimulation#gr>#GRFS63
GID: 4006; Last update: 16.10.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Objective. To review the literature on the effects of whole-body vibration therapy in patients with fibromyalgia. Design. Systematic literature review. Patients. Patients with fibromyalgia. Methods. An electron weiter...
Author: Collado-Mateo D, Adsuar JC, Olivares PR, Del Pozo-Cruz B, Parraca JA, Del Pozo-Cruz J, Gusi N
Source: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2015; 2015(): 719082, PMID: 26351517
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3986; Last update: 30.09.2015
Research Studies (2015)
OBJECTIVES: Muscle mass and muscle power considerably decline with aging. The aim of the present study was to determine the association between muscular function using mechanography and sarcopenia, falls and im weiter...
Author: Dietzel R, Felsenberg D, Armbrecht G
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(3): 249-56, PMID: 26350943
Keywords: Leonardo, Sarcopenia, Performance
GID: 3967; Last update: 10.09.2015
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OBJECTIVES: Stair climbing (SC) as daily activity is assessed with different SC-tests, but none directly measures ground reaction force over several steps. The Leonardo Mechanograph Stair A has five steps and f weiter...
Author: Saxer S, Speich R, Toigo M, Mueller SM, Ulrich Somaini S
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(3): 257-63, PMID: 26350944
Keywords: Leonardo SC, Leonardo Mechanography Stair
GID: 3968; Last update: 10.09.2015
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BACKGROUND: In recent years, some studies have shown that whole-body vibration training (WBVT) may be a beneficial training mode in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the effec weiter...
Author: Gloeckl R, Heinzelmann I, Seeberg S, Damisch T, Hitzl W, Kenn K
Source: J Heart Lung Transplant, 2015; 34(11): 1455-61, PMID: 26279196
Keywords: Galileo pulmonary
rehabilitation;
lung transplantation;
whole-body vibration
training;
vibration training;
exercise;
training
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GID: 3966; Last update: 09.09.2015
Research Studies (2015)
AIM: Research in the field of whole body vibration (WBV) training and the use of it in practice might be hindered by the fact that WBV training devices generate and transmit frequencies and/or modes of vibrati weiter...
Author: Kaeding TS
Source: J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 2015; 55(6): 569-77, PMID: 26205764
GID: 3956; Last update: 30.07.2015
Research Studies (2013)
Bone density and neuromuscular function in older competitive athletes depend on running distance.
Individuals who are involved in explosive sport types, such as 100-m sprints and long jump, have greater bone density, leg muscle size, jumping height and grip strength than individuals involved in long-distan weiter...
Author: Gast U, Belavy DL, Armbrecht G, Kusy K, Lexy H, Rawer R, Rittweger J, Winwood K, Zielinski J, Felsenberg D
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2013; 24(7): 2033-42, PMID: 23242430
GID: 3954; Last update: 23.07.2015
Research Studies (2015)
The primary purpose of this study was to systematically examine the effects of an 8-week controlled whole-body vibration training on reducing the risk of falls among community-dwelling adults. Eighteen healthy weiter...
Author: Yang F, King GA, Dillon L, Su X
Source: J Biomech, 2015; 48(12): 3206-12, PMID: 26189095
Keywords: Fallprevention
Physicalmedicine
Cutaneous sensation
Range ofmotion
Fear offalling
Side-alternating vibration
Hip fracture
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GID: 3953; Last update: 21.07.2015
Research Studies (2015)
The tyrosine kinase (TK) inhibitor imatinib provides a highly effective therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) via inhibition of the oncogenic TK BCR-ABL1. However, off-target TKs like platelet-derived grow weiter...
Author: Tauer JT, Hofbauer LC, Jung R, Gerdes S, Glauche I, Erben RG, Suttorp M
Source: PLoS One, 2015; 10(6): e0131192, PMID: 26107505
GID: 3949; Last update: 02.07.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Reduced bone strength and muscle force in women 27 years after anorexia nervosa.
CONTEXT: A substantial body of research findings indicate that muscle mass and bone mass are reduced in populations of anorexic females, even in such populations, whose anorexia nervosa had been in remission fo weiter...
Author: Mueller SM, Immoos M, Anliker E, Drobnjak S, Boutellier U, Toigo M
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2015; (): jc20151011, PMID: 26086327
GID: 3929; Last update: 25.06.2015
Research Studies (2015)
OBJECTIVE: We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of whole-body vibration on physiologic and functional measurements in children with cerebral palsy. DESIGN AND METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, Cochr weiter...
Author: Saquetto M, Carvalho V, Silva C, Conceicao C, Gomes-Neto M
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(2): 137-44, PMID: 26032205
Keywords: Cerebral Palsy, Exercise, Whole-body Vibration, Mobility, Metaanalysis
GID: 3884; Last update: 17.06.2015
Research Studies (2015)
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of whole body vibration (WBV) on static balance, spinal curvature, pain, and the disability of patients with chronic lower back pain. [Subjects weiter...
Author: Yang J, Seo D
Source: J Phys Ther Sci, 2015; 27(3): 805-8, PMID: 25931735
Keywords: Whole body vibration, Pain, Balance
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GID: 3900; Last update: 17.06.2015
Research Studies (2015)
We revisit Stanley Garn"s theory related to sex differences in endocortical and periosteal apposition during adolescence using a 12-year mixed longitudinal study design. We used peripheral quantitative computed weiter...
Author: Gabel L, Nettlefold L, Brasher PM, Moore S, Ahamed Y, Macdonald HM, McKay HA
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2015; 30(12): 2158-67, PMID: 26058373
Keywords: pQCT; BONE ACCRUAL; BONE STRENGTH; PEAK HEIGHT VELOCITY; GROWTH
GID: 3908; Last update: 17.06.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Osteoporosis pseudoglioma syndrome (OPPG) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of childhood osteoporosis and blindness due to inactivating mutations in LDL receptor-like protein 5 (LRP5). We and others have weiter...
Author: Streeten EA, Ramirez S, Eliades M, Jaimungal S, Chandrasekaran S, Kathleen R, Holmes Morton D, Puffenberger EG, Herskovitz R, Leonard MB
Source: Bone, 2015; 77(): 17-23, PMID: 25892485
GID: 3920; Last update: 17.06.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Deficits in bone density and structure in children and young adults following Fontan palliation.
BACKGROUND: Survival of patients with congenital heart disease has improved such that there are now more adults than children living with these conditions. Complex single ventricle congenital heart disease req weiter...
Author: Avitabile CM, Goldberg DJ, Zemel BS, Brodsky JL, Dodds K, Hayden-Rush C, Whitehead KK, Goldmuntz E, Rychik J, Leonard MB
Source: Bone, 2015; 77(): 12-6, PMID: 25882907
GID: 3921; Last update: 17.06.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Physical activity in youth with osteogenesis imperfecta type I.
INTRODUCTION: Individuals with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) type I often show muscular weakness. However, it is unclear whether muscular weakness is a consequence of physical inactivity or a result of the disea weiter...
Author: Pouliot-Laforte A, Veilleux LN, Rauch F, Lemay M
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(2): 171-6, PMID: 26032209
GID: 3924; Last update: 17.06.2015
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Research Studies (2016)
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of whole-body vibration in enhancing pulmonary function, functional exercise capacity and quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and examine its sa weiter...
Author: Yang X, Zhou Y, Wang P, He C, He H
Source: Clin Rehabil, 2016; 30(5): 419-31, PMID: 26038611
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3881; Last update: 17.06.2015
Research Studies (2015)
PURPOSE: We quantified the acute and chronic effects of whole body vibration on athletic performance or its proxy measures in competitive and/or elite athletes. METHODS: Systematic literature review and meta-a weiter...
Author: Hortobagyi T, Lesinski M, Fernandez-Del-Olmo M, Granacher U
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol, 2015; 115(8): 1605-25, PMID: 26037127
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3882; Last update: 17.06.2015
Research Studies (2015)
The functional muscle-bone unit in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta type I.
CONTEXT: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type I is a heritable bone fragility disorder that is caused by mutations affecting collagen type I. We recently showed that patients with OI type I frequently have muscle weiter...
Author: Veilleux LN, Pouliot-Laforte A, Lemay M, Cheung MS, Glorieux FH, Rauch F
Source: Bone, 2015; 79(): 52-57, PMID: 26004918
GID: 3925; Last update: 17.06.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Acute bone response to whole body vibration in healthy pre-pubertal boys.
The skeleton responds to mechanical stimulation. We wished to ascertain the magnitude and speed of the growing skeleton"s response to a standardised form of mechanical stimulation, vibration. 36 prepubertal bo weiter...
Author: Harrison R, Ward K, Lee E, Razaghi H, Horne C, Bishop NJ
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(2): 112-22, PMID: 26032203
Keywords: Child, Bone, Vibration, Bone Turnover Markers, Stimulation Test
GID: 3886; Last update: 17.06.2015
Research Studies (2013)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies suggest that excessive sitting time is associated with increased health risk, independent of the performance of exercise. We hypothesized that a daily bout of exercise cannot weiter...
Author: Duvivier BM, Schaper NC, Bremers MA, van Crombrugge G, Menheere PP, Kars M, Savelberg HH
Source: PLoS One, 2013; 8(2): e55542, PMID: 23418444
Keywords: often standing and walking during working day much better than intensive workout after long sitting
GID: 3874; Last update: 12.05.2015
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Research Studies (2015)
Whole body vibration training in patients with COPD: A systematic review.
In recent years, several studies have shown that whole body vibration training (WBVT) may be a beneficial training mode in a variety of chronic diseases and conditions such as osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, multip weiter...
Author: Gloeckl R, Heinzelmann I, Kenn K
Source: Chron Respir Dis, 2015; (): , PMID: 25904085
GID: 3865; Last update: 05.05.2015
Research Studies (2008)
Cross-sectional fat area at the forearm in children and adolescents.
BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional fat area (FA) and muscle area have been recently used to describe local body composition at the forearm in children and adolescents. The present analysis intends to characterize FA weiter...
Author: Fricke O, Sumnik Z, Remer T, Stabrey A, Tutlewski B, Schoenau E
Source: Horm Res, 2008; 69(3): 160-4, PMID: 18219219
GID: 3864; Last update: 21.04.2015
Research Studies (2015)
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to analyze the acute effects of isolated or simultaneously applied whole-body vibration (WBV) and electromyostimulation (ES) on the popliteal arterial blood velocity and skin weiter...
Author: Menendez H, Martin-Hernandez J, Ferrero C, Figueroa A, Herrero AJ, Marin PJ
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol, 2015; 115(8): 1747-55, PMID: 25820213
Keywords: Popliteal artery · Eco Doppler · Skin
temperature · Whole-body vibration · Blood velocity
GID: 3831; Last update: 08.04.2015
Research Studies (2015)
OBJECTIVE: We investigated acute bone turnover marker (BTM) responses to high-intensity resistance exercise with and without whole-body vibration (WBV) in young men (n=10). METHODS: In this randomized crossover weiter...
Author: Bemben DA, Sharma-Ghimire P, Chen Z, Kim E, Kim D, Bemben MG
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(1): 23-31, PMID: 25730649
Keywords: Vibration Exercise, Bone Resorption, Bone Formation, Resistance Exercise, Men
GID: 3838; Last update: 08.04.2015
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To compare the independent influence of mechanical and non-mechanical factors on bone features, multiple regression analyses were performed between pQCT indicators of radius and tibia bone mass, mineralization weiter...
Author: Reina P, Cointry GR, Nocciolino L, Feldman S, Ferretti JL, Rittweger J, Capozza RF
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(1): 10-22, PMID: 25730648
GID: 3850; Last update: 08.04.2015
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INTRODUCTION: Femoroacetabular impingement is a pathomechanical condition of the hip, which is often treated through arthroscopic techniques. The ensuing immobilization period is associated with decreases in m weiter...
Author: Mueller SM, Braendli S, Toigo M
Source: Springerplus, 2015; 4(): 70, PMID: 25713762
GID: 3851; Last update: 08.04.2015
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Research Studies (2015)
High peak bone mass and strong bone phenotype are known to be partly explained by physical activity during growth but there are few prospective studies on this topic. In this 28-year follow-up of Cardiovascular weiter...
Author: Tolonen S, Sievanen H, Mikkila V, Telama R, Oikonen M, Laaksonen M, Viikari J, Kahonen M, Raitakari OT
Source: Bone, 2015; 75(): 77-83, PMID: 25697084
GID: 3853; Last update: 08.04.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) imaging has been used to quantify muscle area and density as well as intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) area in the lowe weiter...
Author: Frank-Wilson AW, Johnston JD, Olszynski WP, Kontulainen SA
Source: Bone, 2015; 75(): 49-54, PMID: 25659205
GID: 3857; Last update: 08.04.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Lower-extremity muscle atrophy and fat infiltration after chronic spinal cord injury.
BACKGROUND: Atrophy and fatty-infiltration of lower-extremity muscle after spinal cord injury (SCI) predisposes individuals to metabolic disease and related mortality. OBJECTIVES: To determine the magnitude of weiter...
Author: Moore CD, Craven BC, Thabane L, Laing AC, Frank-Wilson AW, Kontulainen SA, Papaioannou A, Adachi JD, Giangregorio LM
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(1): 32-41, PMID: 25730650
GID: 3859; Last update: 08.04.2015
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Effects of five days of bed rest with intermittent centrifugation on neurovestibular function.
OBJECTIVES: We tested whether intermittent short-radius centrifugation was effective for mitigating alteration in balance and gait following bed rest. METHODS: Ten male subjects were exposed to 5 days of 6 degr weiter...
Author: Clement G, Bareille MP, Goel R, Linnarsson D, Mulder E, Paloski WH, Rittweger J, Wuyts FL, Zange J
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2015; 15(1): 60-8, PMID: 25730653
GID: 3860; Last update: 08.04.2015
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OBJECTIVE: Whole body vibration (WBV) is increasingly being used to improve balance and motor function and reduce the secondary complications associated with cerebral palsy (CP). The purpose of this study was t weiter...
Author: Sa-Caputo DC, Costa-Cavalcanti R, Carvalho-Lima RP, Arnobio A, Bernardo RM, Ronikeile-Costa P, Kutter C, Giehl PM, Asad NR, Paiva DN, Pereira HV, Unger M, Marin PJ, Bernardo-Filho M
Source: Dev Neurorehabil, 2016; 19(5): 327-33, PMID: 25826535
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3830; Last update: 08.04.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Aerobic high-intensity interval training (HIT) improves cardiovascular capacity but may reduce the finite work capacity above critical power (W") and lead to atrophy of myosin heavy chain (MyHC)-2 fibers. Since weiter...
Author: Mueller SM, Aguayo D, Zuercher M, Fleischmann O, Boutellier U, Auer M, Jung HH, Toigo M
Source: PLoS One, 2015; 10(2): e0116764, PMID: 25679998
Keywords: HIT, High Intensity Training, Galileo HIT
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GID: 3771; Last update: 16.02.2015
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The muscle-bone interaction in Turner syndrome.
OBJECTIVES: Turner syndrome (TS) is associated with an increased fracture rate due to reduced bone strength, which is mainly determined by skeletal muscle force. This study aimed to assess the muscle force-bone weiter...
Author: Soucek O, Matyskova J, Anliker E, Toigo M, Hlavka Z, Lebl J, Sumnik Z
Source: Bone, 2015; 74C(): 160-165, PMID: 25659206
GID: 3772; Last update: 16.02.2015
Research Studies (2015)
The aim of this review was to systematically evaluate the effect of WBV exposure alone on balance and functional mobility in older adults. A literature search of randomized controlled trials (RCT) reporting t weiter...
Author: Orr R
Source: Maturitas, 2015; 80(): 342-358, PMID: 25631348
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3748; Last update: 10.02.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Improved approaches to assess functional change over time are needed to optimally reduce fall/fracture risk; jumping mechanography (JM) may be one such methodology. In this study, JM parameters were more reprod weiter...
Author: Buehring B, Krueger D, Fidler E, Gangnon R, Heiderscheit B, Binkley N
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2015; 26(2): 819-25, PMID: 25488806
GID: 3750; Last update: 10.02.2015
Research Studies (2014)
Effect of whole body vibration on skin blood flow and nitric oxide production.
BACKGROUND: Vascular dysfunction due to hyperglycemia in individuals with diabetes is a factor contributing to distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN). Reactive oxygen species reduce the bioavailability of nitri weiter...
Author: Johnson PK, Feland JB, Johnson AW, Mack GW, Mitchell UH
Source: J Diabetes Sci Technol, 2014; 8(4): 889-94, PMID: 24876449
Keywords: diabetes, neuropathy, nitric oxide, skin blood flow, whole body vibration
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GID: 3733; Last update: 05.02.2015
Research Studies (2013)
The Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Skin Blood Flow and Nitric Oxide Production
Background: Vascular dysfunction due to hyperglycemia in individuals with diabetes is a factor contributing to distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) reduce the bioavailability o weiter...
Author: Johnson, Paula K.
Source: All Theses and
Dissertations. Paper 4120., 2013;
Keywords: NO2, Blood Flow, Perfiusion, Skin
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GID: 3737; Last update: 05.02.2015
Research Studies (2015)
Whole-body vibration training may improve bone quality through structural adaptation. We tested if 12 months of training affects bone structure in osteopenic postmenopausal women by using advanced 3-dimensional weiter...
Author: Liphardt AM, Schipilow J, Hanley DA, Boyd SK
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2015; 26(3): 911-20, PMID: 25567775
GID: 3693; Last update: 09.01.2015
Research Studies (2015)
This study investigated the effects of balance exercise combined with whole-body vibration (WBV) on step performance and lower limb muscle activity during simulated forward falls using the tether-release metho weiter...
Author: Ochi A, Abe T, Yamada K, Ibuki S, Tateuchi H, Ichihashi N
Source: Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 2015; 60(): 244ä-251, PMID: 25482957
GID: 3701; Last update: 09.01.2015
Research Studies (2014)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of whey protein plus potassium bicarbonate supplement on disused skeletal muscle structure and proteolysis after bed rest (BR). METHODS: Soleus (SOL) and vastus lateralis weiter...
Author: Blottner D, Bosutti A, Degens H, Schiffl G, Gutsmann M, Buehlmeier J, Rittweger J, Ganse B, Heer M, Salanova M
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2014; 14(4): 432-44, PMID: 25524969
Keywords: Toulouse BedRest
GID: 3690; Last update: 08.01.2015
Research Studies (2014)
A specialized rehabilitation approach improves mobility in children with osteogenesis imperfecta.
OBJECTIVE: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare disease leading to recurrent fractures, hyperlaxicity of ligaments, short stature and muscular weakness. Physiotherapy is one important treatment approach. The weiter...
Author: Hoyer-Kuhn H, Semler O, Stark C, Struebing N, Goebel O, Schoenau E
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2014; 14(4): 445-53, PMID: 25524970
Keywords: Whole Body Vibration, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Gross Motor Function Measurement, Physiotherapy, Mobility
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GID: 3691; Last update: 08.01.2015
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INTRODUCTION: Spina bifida is the most common congenital cause of spinal cord lesions resulting in paralysis and secondary conditions like osteoporosis due to immobilization. Physiotherapy is performed for opt weiter...
Author: Stark C, Hoyer-Kuhn HK, Semler O, Hoebing L, Duran I, Cremer R, Schoenau E
Source: Childs Nerv Syst, 2015; 31(2): 301-9, PMID: 25370032
Keywords: Spina Bifida, Cologne Concept, Auf die Beine, Kölner Konzept, Kontrakturen, Contractures
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GID: 3658; Last update: 24.11.2014
Research Studies (2015)
Targeting Bone and Fat With Novel Exercise for Peripubertal Boys: The CAPO Kids Trial.
To test the effect of a brief, novel bone- and fat-targeted exercise program on bone, muscle and fat in healthy pre and peripubertal boys. We conducted a 10-min, 3/wk capoeira and jumping exercise intervention weiter...
Author: Nogueira RC, Weeks B, Beck B
Source: Pediatr Exerc Sci, 2015; 27(1): 128-39, PMID: 25386830
GID: 3661; Last update: 24.11.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Physiological alterations after a marathon in the first 90-year-old male finisher: case study.
INTRODUCTION: Endurance performance decreases during ageing due to alterations in physiological characteristics, energy stores, and psychological factors. To investigate alterations in physiological characteris weiter...
Author: Mueller SM, Knechtle B, Knechtle P, Toigo M
Source: Springerplus, 2014; 3(): 608, PMID: 25392780
GID: 3662; Last update: 24.11.2014
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Research Studies (2015)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether whole-body vibration training could improve standing balance and muscle strength in children with Down syndrome. DESIGN: This study was a randomized weiter...
Author: Eid MA
Source: Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2015; 94(8: 633-43, PMID: 25299536
Keywords: Muscle Function, muscle strength, bakance
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GID: 3642; Last update: 16.10.2014
Research Studies (2015)
BACKGROUND: whole-body vibration training may improve neuromuscular function, falls risk and bone density, but previous studies have had conflicting findings. OBJECTIVE: this study aimed to evaluate the influe weiter...
Author: Corrie H, Brooke-Wavell K, Mansfield NJ, Cowley A, Morris R, Masud T
Source: Age Ageing, 2015; 44(1): 115-22, PMID: 25294839
Keywords: bone turnover, falls, muscle function, older people, whole-body vibration
GID: 3644; Last update: 16.10.2014
Research Studies (2014)
The suitability and effectiveness of whole body vibration (WBV) exercise in rehabilitation after injury of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was studied using a specially designed WBV protocol. We wanted to weiter...
Author: Berschin G, Sommer B, Behrens A, Sommer HM
Source: J Sports Sci Med, 2014; 13(3): 580-9, PMID: 25177185
Keywords: Knee injury, anterior cruciate ligament, rehabilitation,
exercise protocol, neuromuscular performance.
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GID: 3623; Last update: 16.09.2014
Research Studies (2014)
OBJECTIVE: Interventions utilizing vibration may increase bone mass and size which may reduce forearm fractures in children. This randomized controlled pilot trial tested the feasibility, compliance and effica weiter...
Author: Binkley TL, Parupsky EC, Kleinsasser BA, Weidauer LA, Specker BL
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2014; 14(3): 294-302, PMID: 25198224
Keywords: BMC, BMD, High-intensity Vibration, Low-intensity Vibration, DXA, pQCT
GID: 3632; Last update: 16.09.2014
Research Studies (2013)
Loading of the Knee and Hip Joint During Whole Body Vibration
Author: Ines Kutzner, Philipp Damm, Hendrik Schulze, Georg Bergmann
Source: European Congress of Biomechanics, Patras, 2013;
Keywords: Galileo Training joint forces, Gelenkskräfte
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GID: 3588; Last update: 29.08.2014
Research Studies (2014)
INTRODUCTION: Vertical ground reaction forces (vGRFs) are closely related to bone strength and development. It is therefore relevant to assess these forces in bone disorders accompanied with muscle weakness suc weiter...
Author: Pouliot-Laforte A, Veilleux LN, Rauch F, Lemay M
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2014; 14(2): 155-61, PMID: 24879019
GID: 3591; Last update: 29.08.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Vibration transmission to lower extremity soft tissues during whole-body vibration.
In order to evaluate potential risks of whole-body vibration (WBV) training, it is important to understand the transfer of vibrations from the WBV platform to the muscles. Therefore, the purpose of this study w weiter...
Author: Friesenbichler B, Lienhard K, Vienneau J, Nigg BM
Source: J Biomech, 2014; 47(12): 2858-62, PMID: 25128392
Keywords: Übertragung im Körper
GID: 3577; Last update: 28.08.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Muscle anatomy and dynamic muscle function in osteogenesis imperfecta type I.
CONTEXT: Results of previous studies suggested that children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type I have a muscle force deficit. However, muscle function has only been assessed by static isom weiter...
Author: Veilleux LN, Lemay M, Pouliot-Laforte A, Cheung MS, Glorieux FH, Rauch F
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2014; 99(2): E356-62, PMID: 24248189
GID: 3584; Last update: 28.08.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Whole body vibration (WBV) is a contemporary treatment modality that holds promise as an exercise training method in health-compromised individuals. A growing number of studies on individuals with Parkinson Dis weiter...
Author: Sharififar S, Coronado RA, Romero S, Azari H, Thigpen M
Source: Iran J Med Sci, 2014; 39(4): 318-26, PMID: 25031483
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3582; Last update: 28.08.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Whole body vibration in sport: a critical review.
Whole body vibration training is a recent area of study in athletic conditioning, health and rehabilitation. This paper provides a review of the effectiveness of this type of training in sport. A search was con weiter...
Author: Costantino C, Gimigliano R, Olvirri S, Gimigliano F
Source: J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 2014; 54(6): 757-64, PMID: 24998609
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3548; Last update: 15.07.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Vibration therapy tolerated in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy: a pilot study.
BACKGROUND: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive muscular dystrophy. Clinical management primarily involves rehabilitation strategies aimed at preserving functional mobility as long as possible. weiter...
Author: Myers KA, Ramage B, Khan A, Mah JK
Source: Pediatr Neurol, 2014; 51(1): 126-9, PMID: 24830767
Keywords: Kreatinkinase, Duchendd, DMD
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GID: 3555; Last update: 15.07.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Irisin in response to acute and chronic whole-body vibration exercise in humans.
OBJECTIVE: Irisin is a recently identified myokine, suggested to mediate the beneficial effects of exercise by inducing browning of white adipocytes and thus increasing energy expenditure. In humans, the regul weiter...
Author: Huh JY, Mougios V, Skraparlis A, Kabasakalis A, Mantzoros CS
Source: Metabolism, 2014; 63(7): 918-21, PMID: 24814685
GID: 3557; Last update: 15.07.2014
Research Studies (2015)
Radial bone size and strength indices in male road cyclists, mountain bikers and controls.
Abstract Mountain biking (MB), unlike road cycling (RC) involves exposure to ground impact bone strain and requires upper-body muscle forces to maintain stability over uneven terrain and therefore may have diff weiter...
Author: Mcveigh JA, Meiring R, Cimato A, Micklesfield LK, Oosthuyse T
Source: Eur J Sport Sci, 2015; 15(4): 332-40, PMID: 25005697
Keywords: pQCT,cyclists,bonestrength
GID: 3560; Last update: 15.07.2014
Research Studies (2014)
BACKGROUND: Whole body vibration training (WBV) stimulates muscles by mechanical vibrations. The resulting muscle activity and bone deformation may provoke an increase in bone density. The aim of this systemat weiter...
Author: Calendo LR, Taeymans J, Rogan S
Source: Sportverletz Sportschaden, 2014; 28(3): 125-31, PMID: 24828509
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3556; Last update: 15.07.2014
Research Studies (2011)
The effects of whole-body-vibration exercises in Parkinson´s disease: a short review
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex, progressive and disabling neurodegenerative disorder marked by progressive loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons which is related to a continuous impairment of moto weiter...
Author: Nelson S. Pinto, Milena B. Monteiro, Patricia Froes Meyer, Sebastião D. Santos-Filho, Fabiana Azevedo-Santos, Raquel M. Bernardo, Dulciane Paiva, Daiane Thompson, Sotiris, Missailidis, Pedro J. Marín, Christian T. Haas, Mario Bernardo-Filho
Source: Journal of Medicine and Medical Science, 2011; 2(1): 594-600
Keywords: Parkinson’s disease; Whole body vibration, Metaanalysis
GID: 3522; Last update: 02.04.2014
Research Studies (2014)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Whole-body vibration (WBV) training may offer an efficient option to improve physical performance of nursing home residents, but the feasibility of WBV training among frail elderly who requ weiter...
Author: Sievanen H, Karinkanta S, Moisio-Vilenius P, Ripsaluoma J
Source: Aging Clin Exp Res, 2014; 26(5): 511-7, PMID: 24633589
GID: 3498; Last update: 20.03.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Whole body vibration training - improving balance control and muscle endurance.
Exercise combined with whole body vibration (WBV) is becoming increasingly popular, although additional effects of WBV in comparison to conventional exercises are still discussed controversially in literature. weiter...
Author: Ritzmann R, Kramer A, Bernhardt S, Gollhofer A
Source: PLoS One, 2014; 9(2): e89905, PMID: 24587114
GID: 3507; Last update: 20.03.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Muscle atrophy, pain, and damage in bed rest reduced by resistive (vibration) exercise.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a short-duration (5-6 min, 3 d.wk) resistive exercise program with (RVE) or without (RE) whole-body vibration in reducing muscle atrophy in the weiter...
Author: Miokovic T, Armbrecht G, Gast U, Rawer R, Roth HJ, Runge M, Felsenberg D, Belavy DL
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2014; 46(8): 1506-16, PMID: 24561811
Keywords: BBR2, Pain, Creatine Kinase (CK), msucel atrophy
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GID: 3510; Last update: 20.03.2014
Research Studies (2014)
CONTEXT: Little is known of the relationships between muscle function and bone, based on the recently developed technique of jumping mechanography. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine associations between weiter...
Author: Hardcastle SA, Gregson CL, Rittweger J, Crabtree N, Ward K, Tobias JH
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2014; 99(1): 266-75, PMID: 24203064
GID: 3515; Last update: 20.03.2014
Research Studies (2014)
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to clarify the beneficial effect of whole body vibration (WBV) exercise plus squat training on body balance, muscle power, and walking ability in the elderly with kne weiter...
Author: Osugi T, Iwamoto J, Yamazaki M, Takakuwa M
Source: Ther Clin Risk Manag, 2014; 10(): 131-8, PMID: 24591837
Keywords: Fall Risk, deep squat training, body balance, walking velocity, muscle power
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GID: 3505; Last update: 20.03.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Objectives: This work provides a reference for future papers originating from this study by providing basic results on body mass, urine volume, and hemodynamic changes to 5 days of bed rest (BR) and by describi weiter...
Author: Mulder E, Frings-Meuthen P, von der Wiesche M, Clement G, Linnarsson D, Paloski WH, Wuyts FL, Zange J, Rittweger J
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2014; 14(1): 111-23, PMID: 24583546
Keywords: Smith Machine, bed rest, standardization, squat, heel raise
GID: 3496; Last update: 19.03.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Introduction: Falls are common among older adults. It is reported that approximately 60% of residents of aged care facilities fall each year. This is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and a significant weiter...
Author: Hewitt J, Refshauge KM, Goodall S, Henwood T, Clemson L
Source: Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2014; 9: 369-376
GID: 3480; Last update: 25.02.2014
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Preferential deposition of visceral adipose tissue occurs due to physical inactivity.
We hypothesized that strict inactivity (bed-rest) would lead to regional differences in fat deposition. Twenty-four male subjects underwent 60d bed-rest and remained inactive (n=9), performed resistance exercis weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Mohlig M, Pfeiffer AF, Felsenberg D, Armbrecht G
Source: Int J Obes (Lond), 2014; 38(11): 1478-80, PMID: 24522244
Keywords: Reduction of Fat / Adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue
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GID: 3479; Last update: 20.02.2014
Research Studies (2012)
Effect of vibration versus suspension therapy on balance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy
Most cerebral palsy children have deficits in balance, co-ordination, and gait throughout childhood and adulthood. So, it is essential to seek an ideal physical therapy program to help in solving such widespr weiter...
Author: Khaled A. Olama , Nahed S. Thabit
Source: The Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2012; 13: 219–226
GID: 3472; Last update: 13.02.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Aim: The aim of this paper was to investigate the effects of the whole-body vibration (WBV) intervention on neuromuscular performances in both young and elderly healthy subjects, taking into consideration the r weiter...
Author: Hiroshige K, Mahbub MH, Harada N
Source: J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 2014; 54(2): 216-24, PMID: 24509994
GID: 3463; Last update: 12.02.2014
Research Studies (2014)
In vivo measurements of the effect of whole body vibration on spinal loads.
PURPOSE: It is assumed that whole body vibration (WBV) improves muscle strength, bone density, blood flow and mobility and is therefore used in wide ranges such as to improve fitness and prevent osteoporosis a weiter...
Author: Rohlmann A, Schmidt H, Gast U, Kutzner I, Damm P, Bergmann G
Source: Eur Spine J, 2014; 23(3): 666-72, PMID: 24201510
Keywords: Galileo Training joint forces, Gelenkskräfte, Galileo vs. PowerPlate
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GID: 3455; Last update: 05.02.2014
Research Studies (2014)
PURPOSE: To summarize the current literature regarding the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) therapy on the health-related physical fitness of children and adolescents with disabilities. METHODS: A literat weiter...
Author: Matute-Llorente A, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Gomez-Cabello A, Vicente-Rodriguez G, Casajus Mallen JA
Source: J Adolesc Health, 2014; 54(4): 385-96, PMID: 24388109
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3449; Last update: 05.02.2014
Research Studies (2011)
This study aimed to determine the whole-body vibration (WBV) frequencies that cause the highest average electromyogram (EMG) output in four different muscles, in relation to patients suffering from multiple s weiter...
Author: Karel Hendrik Madou,
Source: Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2011; 29: 12-19
Keywords: electromyography;
multiple sclerosis;
perceived exertion;
whole-body vibration
GID: 3441; Last update: 04.02.2014
Research Studies (2014)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration training on muscle strength and balance in children with diplegic cerebral palsy. DESIGN: Fifteen children were assign weiter...
Author: El-Shamy SM
Source: Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2014; 93(2): 114-21, PMID: 24434887
Keywords: CP, quariceps torque, balance
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GID: 3431; Last update: 24.01.2014
Research Studies (2013)
Intra- and inter-rater reliability of jumping mechanography muscle function assessments.
Muscle function can be assessed through jumping mechanography, where portable ground reaction force plates collect dynamic information as a subject jumps. The aim of this study was to assess both intra- and in weiter...
Author: Matheson LA, Duffy S, Maroof A, Gibbons R, Duffy C, Roth J
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(4): 480-6, PMID: 24292618
GID: 3419; Last update: 10.01.2014
Research Studies (2014)
INTRODUCTION: Whole-body-vibration training is used to improve muscle strength and function and might therefore constitute a potential supportive therapy for neuromuscular diseases. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate safet weiter...
Author: Vry J, Schubert IJ, Semler O, Haug V, Schonau E, Kirschner J
Source: Eur J Paediatr Neurol, 2014; 18(2): 140-9, PMID: 24157400
Keywords: Whole-body vibration training
Exercise in neuromuscular diseases
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy
Creatine kinase
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GID: 3429; Last update: 10.01.2014
Research Studies (2013)
Objective: We evaluated the association between vitamin D status and bone health in pregnant and post-partum immigrant versus Swedish women. Methods: We consecutively recruited 41 immigrant and 19 age-matched weiter...
Author: Dahlman I, Gerdhem P, Bergstrom I
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(4): 464-9, PMID: 24292616
GID: 3420; Last update: 10.01.2014
Research Studies (2013)
Objectives: Musculoskeletal development of the upper limbs during exposure to weight-bearing loading is under-researched during early pubescent growth. The purpose was to assess the changes in upper body muscul weiter...
Author: Burt LA, Ducher G, Naughton GA, Courteix D, Greene DA
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(4): 395-404, PMID: 24292609
GID: 3424; Last update: 10.01.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Immobility plus preexisting chronic disease or acute trauma can activate the coagulation system, thus increasing the risk for thromboembolic events. The effects of long-term bed-rest immobility and microgravity weiter...
Author: Haider T, Gunga HC, Matteucci-Gothe R, Sottara E, Griesmacher A, Belavy DL, Felsenberg D, Werner A, Schobersberger W
Source: Physiol Rep, 2014; 1(6): e00135, PMID: 24400137
GID: 3427; Last update: 10.01.2014
Research Studies (2013)
Effects of vibration on flexibility: a meta-analysis.
Exogenous stimulation of skeletal muscle or tendon is often used to improve range of motion. Despite substantial research efforts, however, the effects of vibration on flexibility have not been clarified. In th weiter...
Author: Osawa Y, Oguma Y
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(4): 442-53, PMID: 24292614
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3421; Last update: 10.01.2014
Research Studies (2013)
Knowledge about biological factors involved in exercise-induced angiogenesis is to date still scanty. The present study aimed to investigate the angiogenic stimulus of resistance exercise with and without super weiter...
Author: Beijer A, Rosenberger A, Bolck B, Suhr F, Rittweger J, Bloch W
Source: PLoS One, 2013; 8(11): e80143, PMID: 24260349
Keywords: 40Hz Study
GID: 3416; Last update: 08.01.2014
Research Studies (2014)
Long-term effect of whole body vibration training on jump height: meta-analysis.
Whole body vibration (WBV) is widely promoted as a means of improving muscle strength, but the evidence of a performance benefit is unclear with some reporting improvements and others finding none. The objectiv weiter...
Author: Manimmanakorn N, Hamlin MJ, Ross JJ, Manimmanakorn A
Source: J Strength Cond Res, 2014; 28(6): 1739-50, PMID: 24276295
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3414; Last update: 08.01.2014
Research Studies (2013)
Whole-Body Vibration and Rehabilitation of Chronic Diseases: A Review of the Literature.
The objectives of the study were to review the current literature and findings on the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) as a training method on performance and its ability to aid in the rehabilitation of ch weiter...
Author: Chanou K, Gerodimos V, Karatrantou K, Jamurtas A
Source: J Sports Sci Med, 2013; 11(2): 187-200, PMID: 24149191
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3393; Last update: 13.11.2013
Research Studies (2013)
The intention of this study was to systematically analyze the impact of biomechanical variables in terms of different vibration frequencies, amplitudes and knee angles on quadriceps femoris and hamstring activi weiter...
Author: Perchthaler D, Horstmann T, Grau S
Source: J Sports Sci Med, 2013; 12(3): 439-46, PMID: 24149149
GID: 3370; Last update: 12.11.2013
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Research Studies (2012)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of whole-body vibration in addition to an exercise programme on functional mobility and related outcomes for frail older fallers. DESIGN: Single-blind randomized parallel weiter...
Author: Pollock RD, Martin FC, Newham DJ
Source: Clin Rehabil, 2012; 26(10): 915-23, PMID: 22324058
Keywords: UQality of Life, Fall Risk, Walking Distance
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GID: 3364; Last update: 12.11.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Study Design Randomized clinical trial. Objectives To test the hypothesis that whole-body vibration training results in greater improvements in symptoms and pain, structural changes, and muscle flexibility and weiter...
Author: Horstmann T, Jud HM, Frohlich V, Mundermann A, Grau S
Source: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 2013; 43(11): 794-803, PMID: 24175595
GID: 3367; Last update: 12.11.2013
Research Studies (2013)
The sports performance application of vibration exercise for warm-up, flexibility and sprint speed.
Since the turn of the 21st century, there has been a resurgence of vibration technology to enhance sport science especially for power and force development. However, vibration exercise has been trialled in othe weiter...
Author: Cochrane D
Source: Eur J Sport Sci, 2013; 13(3): 256-71, PMID: 23679142
GID: 3374; Last update: 12.11.2013
Research Studies (2011)
Author: Böhme SA.
Source: Dissertation, 2011;
GID: 3347; Last update: 11.11.2013
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Research Studies (2012)
Author: Luhn F.
Source: Dissertation, 2012;
GID: 3348; Last update: 11.11.2013
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This comparative study of peripheral (p) QCT, high-resolution pQCT (hr-pQCT) and 1.0 Tesla pMRI technologies focused on quantifying short-term test-retest reproducibility, validity, one-year detection limit a weiter...
Author: Wong A.K.O.
Source: Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 8464, 2013;
Keywords: Morphometric parameters pQCT vs. HR-pQCT
GID: 3342; Last update: 06.11.2013
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Numerous studies have reported benefits of regular physical activity on bone mineral density (BMD). The effects of physical activity on BMD are primarily linked to the mechanisms of mechanical loading, but the weiter...
Author: Bente Morseth, Nina Emaus and Lone Jørgensen
Source: Norsk Epidemiologi, 2011; 20(2): 173-178
GID: 3339; Last update: 15.10.2013
Research Studies (2013)
While it is widely acknowledged that bones adapt to the site-specific prevalent loading environment, reasonable ways to estimate skeletal loads are not necessarily available. For long bone shafts, muscles actin weiter...
Author: Rantalainen T, Nikander R, Kukuljan S, Daly RM
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(3): 235-44, PMID: 23989248
GID: 3303; Last update: 10.09.2013
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Reference data for jumping mechanography in healthy children and adolescents aged 6-18 years.
Objectives: To present gender-specific pediatric normative data on the main parameters of muscle function assessed using jumping mechanography. Methods: The study population included 796 non-selected Caucasian weiter...
Author: Sumnik Z, Matyskova J, Hlavka Z, Durdilova L, Soucek O, Zemkova D
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(3): 259-73, PMID: 23989251
GID: 3304; Last update: 10.09.2013
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Objectives: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the influence of age and sex on neuromuscular function of the lower limbs using mechanography. 704 adults aged 20-85 years from Germany participa weiter...
Author: Dietzel R, Gast U, Heine T, Felsenberg D, Armbrecht G
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(3): 274-81, PMID: 23989252
GID: 3305; Last update: 10.09.2013
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE. The aim of this study was to analyze whether the addition of physiotherapy to testosterone replacement therapy provides added benefit in improving functional capacity of the motor syst weiter...
Author: Baceviciene R, Valonyte L, Ceponis J
Source: Medicina (Kaunas), 2013; 49(2): 71-7, PMID: 23888342
GID: 3285; Last update: 27.08.2013
Research Studies (2014)
Objective:To study the effects of whole-body vibration exercises on the mobility function, balance and general health status, and its feasibility as an intervention in frail elderly patients.Design:Pilot rando weiter...
Author: Zhang L, Weng C, Liu M, Wang Q, Liu L, He Y
Source: Clin Rehabil, 2014; (28): 59-68, PMID: 23864514
GID: 3272; Last update: 22.07.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Hypertrophy in the cervical muscles and thoracic discs in bed-rest?
The impact of prolonged bed-rest on the cervical and upper thoracic spine is unknown. In the 2nd Berlin BedRest Study (BBR2-2), 24 male subjects underwent 60d bed-rest and performed either no exercise, resistiv weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Miokovic T, Armbrecht G, Felsenberg D
Source: J Appl Physiol, 2013; 115(5): 586-96, PMID: 23813530
Keywords: morphology; uncovertebral joint; magnetic resonance imaging; space-
flight; microgravity
GID: 3237; Last update: 09.07.2013
Research Studies (2012)
Whole-body vibration training for patients with neurodegenerative disease.
BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration (WBV) may be a complementary training to standard physical rehabilitation programmes and appears to have potential benefits in the sensorimotor system performance of patients wi weiter...
Author: Sitja Rabert M, Rigau Comas D, Fort Vanmeerhaeghe A, Santoyo Medina C, Roque i Figuls M, Romero-Rodriguez D, Bonfill Cosp X
Source: Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2012; 2(): CD009097, PMID: 22336858
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3228; Last update: 18.06.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Intervallrehabilitation mit häuslichem Training bei Kindern mit Zerebralparese
Das Erlernen motorischer Fertigkeiten geht im Allgemeinen mit plastischen Veränderungen im Zentralnervensystem (ZNS) einher [18]. Auch nach einer Schädigung des ZNS kommt es nach dem aktuellen Wissensstand weiter...
Author: C. Stark · O. Semler · I. Duran · A. Stabrey · I. Kaul · P. Herkenrath · H. Hollmann · S. Waltz · E. Schönau
Source: Monatsschr Kinderheilkd, 2013; 161: 625–632
GID: 3227; Last update: 17.06.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Objectives: A training intervention comparing resistance exercise with or without whole-body vibration (WBV) was conducted to compare acute and chronic effects on functional and molecular parameters. Methods: A weiter...
Author: Beijer A, Rosenberger A, Weber T, Zange J, May F, Schoenau E, Mester J, Bloch W, Rittweger J.
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2013; 13(2): 147-56, PMID: 23728101
Keywords: Galileo 40Hz Study
GID: 3217; Last update: 07.06.2013
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Research Studies (2013)
In a pQCT study of running-trained and untrained men and women we had shown that bone mass distribution along the tibia was adapted to the usage-derived stress pattern. To study the possible association between weiter...
Author: Capozza RF, Rittweger J, Reina PS, Mortarino P, Nocciolino LM, Feldman S, Ferretti JL, Cointry GR.
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2013; 13(2):: 195-205., PMID: 23728106
GID: 3219; Last update: 07.06.2013
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Objective: We sought to study and procure reference values for weight-related maximum isometric grip force (MIGF), maximum voluntary force in relation to body weight (Fmvrel) and peak whole body stiffness (pKwb weiter...
Author: Lang I, Busche P, Rakhimi N, Rawer R, Martin DD.
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2013; 13(2):: 227-35., PMID: 23728109
GID: 3221; Last update: 07.06.2013
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Research Studies (2013)
Objective: We sought to procure age- and gender- related reference data and study the characteristics of body weight related peak force (pFrel), body mass related peak power (pPrel) for counter movement jumps ( weiter...
Author: Busche P, Rawer R, Rakhimi N, Lang I, Martin DD.
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2013; 13(2):: 213-26., PMID: 23728108
GID: 3220; Last update: 07.06.2013
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of whole-body vibration on lower limb muscle architecture, muscle strength, and balance in stroke patients during a period of 3 mos. DESIGN: weiter...
Author: Marín PJ, Ferrero CM, Menéndez H, Martín J, Herrero AJ.
Source: Am J Phys Med Rehabil., 2013; 92(10): 881-8, PMID: 23636085
Keywords: Stroke
GID: 3181; Last update: 06.06.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Vibration or Balance Training on Neuromuscular Performance in Osteopenic Women.
Maintaining neuromuscular function in older age is an important topic for aging societies, especially for older women with low bone density who may be at risk of falls and bone fracture. This randomized control weiter...
Author: Stolzenberg N, Belavý DL, Rawer R, Felsenberg D.
Source: Int J Sports Med., 2013; 34(11): 956-62, PMID: 23549694
Keywords: osteoporosis
menopause
whole body vibration
ground reaction force
GID: 3192; Last update: 06.06.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Evaluation of bone mineral density and morphology using pQCT in children after spinal cord injury.
Objective: To evaluate the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) on bone density and morphology in children using peripheral quantitative computer tomography (pQCT). Design: Retrospective cohort study of 19 paedi weiter...
Author: Biggin A, Briody JN, Ramjan KA, Middleton A, Waugh MC, Munns CF.
Source: Dev Neurorehabil., 2013; 16(6): 391-7, PMID: 23477616
Keywords: Bone density, spinal cord injuries, osteopenia
GID: 3213; Last update: 06.06.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Bone Size and Bone Strength Are Increased in Obese Male Adolescents.
Context:Controversy exists on the effect of obesity on bone development during puberty.Objective:Our objective was to determine differences in volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and bone geometry in male ob weiter...
Author: Vandewalle S, Taes Y, Van Helvoirt M, Debode P, Herregods N, Ernst C, Roef G, Van Caenegem E, Roggen I, Verhelle F, Kaufman JM, De Schepper J.
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab., 2013; 98(7): 3019-28, PMID: 23666962
GID: 3199; Last update: 06.06.2013
Research Studies (2012)
Whole Body Vibration Training is Osteogenic at the Spine in College-Age Men and Women.
Osteoporosis is a chronic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass which is currently challenging the American health care system. Maximizing peak bone mass early in life is a cost-effective method for p weiter...
Author: Ligouri GC, Shoepe TC, Almstedt HC.
Source: J Hum Kinet., 2012; 31:: 55-68, PMID: 23487489
Keywords: BMD, BMC, Bone Density Spine, Boen formation Markers
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GID: 3196; Last update: 06.06.2013
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BACKGROUND: To examine the effects of whole body vibration (WBV) exposure on muscle function in children with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Non-randomised controlled cross-over trial. METHODS: The setting was home-b weiter...
Author: O"Keefe K, Orr R, Huang P, Selvadurai H, Cooper P, Munns CF, Singh MA.
Source: J Clin Med Res., 2013; 3):: 205-16., PMID: 23671546
Keywords: cystic vibrosis
GID: 3185; Last update: 06.06.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Progressive Adaptation in Physical Activity and Neuromuscular Performance during 520d Confinement.
To understand whether prolonged confinement results in reductions in physical activity and adaptation in the musculoskeletal system, six subjects were measured during 520 d isolation in the Mars500 study. We te weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Gast U, Daumer M, Fomina E, Rawer R, Schiessl H, Schneider S, Schubert H, Soaz C, Felsenberg D
Source: PLoS One, 2013; 8(3): e60090, PMID: 23555896
Keywords: Mars500 Mission
GID: 3170; Last update: 10.04.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Vitamin D status and muscle function in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).
Objectives: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the vitamin D status and muscle function in children with NF1 compared with their unaffected siblings. Methods: NF1 children between 5 and 18 year weiter...
Author: Hockett CW, Eelloo J, Huson SM, Roberts SA, Berry JL, Chaloner C, Rawer R, Mughal MZ.
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2013; 13(1): 111-119, PMID: 23445921
GID: 3152; Last update: 14.03.2013
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Research Studies (2013)
OBJECTIVES: In order to better understand which training approaches are more effective for preventing bone loss in post-menopausal women with low bone mass, we examined the effect of a nine-month resistive exer weiter...
Author: Stolzenberg N, Belavy DL, Beller G, Armbrecht G, Semler J, Felsenberg D
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(1): 66-76, PMID: 23445916
GID: 3158; Last update: 14.03.2013
Research Studies (2013)
OBJECTIVES: To study the tolerability of whole body vibration (WBV) exercise in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and its effects on muscle and bone. METHODS: WBV was performed two to three times weiter...
Author: Soderpalm AC, Kroksmark AK, Magnusson P, Karlsson J, Tulinius M, Swolin-Eide D
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(1): 13-8, PMID: 23445910
GID: 3161; Last update: 14.03.2013
Research Studies (2013)
INTRODUCTION: Frequently, toe walking gait is the result of disease processes, trauma or neurogenic influences. Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is, by definition, the diagnosis of a toe walking gait adopted in th weiter...
Author: Williams CM, Michalitsis J, Murphy A, Rawicki B, Haines TP
Source: BMJ Open, 2013; 3(3): , PMID: 23454667
GID: 3162; Last update: 14.03.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Vascular adaptations induced by 6 weeks WBV resistance exercise training.
BACKGROUND: The impact of whole-body vibration (WBV) upon the cardiovascular system is receiving increasing attention. Despite numerous studies addressing the acute cardiovascular effects of WBV training, very weiter...
Author: Weber T, Beijer A, Rosenberger A, Mulder E, Yang P, Schonau E, Bloch W, Rittweger J
Source: Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 2013; 33(2): 92-100, PMID: 23383686
Keywords: arterial function; arterial structure; flow-mediated
shear stress; gravitational-induced shear stress;
resistive vibration exercise
GID: 3133; Last update: 13.03.2013
Research Studies (2013)
BACKGROUND: To prevent falls in the elderly, especially those with low bone density, is it necessary to maintain muscle coordination and balance. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of classical ba weiter...
Author: Stolzenberg N, Belavy DL, Rawer R, Felsenberg D
Source: Gait Posture, 2013; 38(3): 416-20, PMID: 23375357
GID: 3134; Last update: 13.03.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Background: Glucocorticoid immunosuppressant therapy in pediatric kidney transplant (Tx) recipients does not allow the improvement of growth after Tx. Objective: To determine the effect of early steroid withdra weiter...
Author: Mericq V, Salas P, Pinto V, Cano F, Reyes L, Brown K, Gonzalez M, Michea L, Delgado I, Delucchi A.
Source: Horm Res Paediatr., 2013; 79: 88–96
Keywords: Pediatric kidney transplant · Steroid withdrawal · Metabolic · Growth benefits
GID: 3141; Last update: 13.03.2013
Research Studies (2013)
Objective: To evaluate ambulatory function and leg muscle thickness after whole body vibration training in children with cerebral palsy. Design: A block randomized controlled trial with two groups. Setting: Phy weiter...
Author: Lee BK, Chon SC
Source: Clin Rehabil, 2013; 27(7): 599-607, PMID: 23411791
Keywords: CP. Cerebral Palsy
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GID: 3117; Last update: 19.02.2013
Research Studies (2013)
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether classic muscle function tests and jumping mechanography (JM) are related to tongue strength. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Community. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-seven community-dw weiter...
Author: Buehring B, Hind J, Fidler E, Krueger D, Binkley N, Robbins J
Source: J Am Geriatr Soc, 2013; 61(3): 418-22, PMID: 23379330
GID: 3116; Last update: 19.02.2013
Research Studies (2013)
The goal of this study was to determine the repeatability of gait parameters measured by a force plate gait analysis system (Leonardo Mechanograph((R)) GW) in healthy children. Nineteen healthy children and ado weiter...
Author: Veilleux LN, Ballaz L, Robert M, Lemay M, Rauch F
Source: Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin, 2013; (): , PMID: 23360226
GID: 3109; Last update: 02.02.2013
Research Studies (2012)
Pulmonary rehabilitation. Rehabilitation in der Pneumologie.
Author: Kenn K, Heinzelmann I
Source: Dtsch Med Wochenschr, 2012; 137(31-32): 1575-8, PMID: 22872537
Keywords: COPD, Reha, lung fibrosis, bronchial asthma, exacerbation, pulmonary rehabilitation
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GID: 3104; Last update: 30.01.2013
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Research Studies (2010)
OBJECTIVE: To examine the immediate effects of 2 vibration protocols with different vibration frequencies that yielded the same maximum acceleration (106.75ms(-2)) on muscle peak torque and stiffness of knee ex weiter...
Author: Siu PM, Tam BT, Chow DH, Guo JY, Huang YP, Zheng YP, Wong SH
Source: Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2010; 91(10): 1608-15, PMID: 20875522
Keywords: isokinetic eccentric torque, 26Hz, 40Hz
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GID: 3100; Last update: 21.01.2013
Research Studies (2013)
OBJECTIVES: Short-term whole-body vibration training (WBVT) has emerged as an exercise method for improving neuromuscular performance and has been proposed for injury prevention and rehabilitation. This study i weiter...
Author: Karatrantou K, Gerodimos V, Dipla K, Zafeiridis A
Source: J Sci Med Sport, 2013; 16: 477–481, PMID: 23253266
Keywords: Vibration exercise
Isokinetic torque
Eccentric musclecontraction
Isometric torque
Reciprocal muscles
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GID: 3074; Last update: 08.01.2013
Research Studies (2012)
Mechanography is an innovative method to evaluate lower-limb dynamic muscle function. This technique is generally performed on force platforms that measure only the vertical component of ground reaction force ( weiter...
Author: Veilleux LN, Rauch F, Lemay M, Ballaz L
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(4): 219-23, PMID: 23196264
GID: 3073; Last update: 08.12.2012
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Acute Bone Marker Responses to Whole-Body Vibration and Resistance Exercise in Young Women.
Whole-body vibration (WBV) augments the musculoskeletal effects of resistance exercise (RE). However, its acute effects on bone turnover markers (BTM) have not been determined. This study examined BTM responses weiter...
Author: Sherk VD, Chrisman C, Smith J, Young KC, Singh H, Bemben MG, Bemben DA
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2013; 16(1): 104–109, PMID: 22902255
Keywords: Bone Loss, Bone Resorption Markers, Strength Training
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GID: 3048; Last update: 02.10.2012
Research Studies (2012)
Objectives: We sought to determine if a small muscle mass index (MMI) is actually detrimental for insulin sensitivity when studying a large group of postmenopausal women displaying various body composition stat weiter...
Author: Lebon J, Aubertin-Leheudre M, Bobeuf F, Lord C, Labonte M, Dionne IJ
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(3): 116-26, PMID: 22947543
GID: 3035; Last update: 09.09.2012
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Research Studies (2012)
In this 12-month RCT, we examined whether aerobic impact exercise training (3x/week) could facilitate breast cancer survivors" recovery by enhancing their bone structural strength, physical performance and body weiter...
Author: Nikander R, Sievanen H, Ojala K, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen P, Palva T, Blomqvist C, Luoto R, Saarto T
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(3): 127-35, PMID: 22947544
GID: 3036; Last update: 09.09.2012
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A randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine the effect of 6 months of whole body vibration (WBV) exercise on physical function in postmenopausal osteoporotic women treated with alendronate. Fifty-t weiter...
Author: Iwamoto J, Sato Y, Takeda T, Matsumoto H
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(3): 136-43, PMID: 22947545
GID: 3037; Last update: 09.09.2012
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Research Studies (2012)
Background: Whole body vibration (WBV) is a novel training intervention but a comparison of different methods of WBV has rarely been performed. Aim: To compare the short and medium term effects of two regimens weiter...
Author: Elmantaser M, McMillan M, Smith K, Khanna S, Chantler D, Panarelli M, Ahmed SF
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(3): 144-54, PMID: 22947546
GID: 3038; Last update: 09.09.2012
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Objectives: The purpose of this controlled trial was to determine whether subtle changes in mineralization and geometry of the tibia were evident following short term exercise interventions. Methods: Fifty-se weiter...
Author: Evans RK, Negus CH, Centi AJ, Spiering BA, Kraemer WJ, Nindl BC
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(3): 155-64, PMID: 22947547
GID: 3039; Last update: 09.09.2012
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Research Studies (2012)
Incomplete recovery of lumbar intervertebral discs 2 years after 60-day bed rest.
STUDY DESIGN.: Prospective longitudinal study. OBJECTIVE.: To evaluate the recovery of the lumbar intervertebral discs after bed rest. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: Prolonged bed rest is a useful model to unders weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Armbrecht G, Felsenberg D
Source: Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 2012; 37(14): 1245-51, PMID: 21971124
Keywords: BBR2
GID: 3016; Last update: 05.08.2012
Research Studies (2010)
Impact of bed rest on conduit artery remodeling: effect of exercise countermeasures.
Physical inactivity is a potent stimulus for vascular remodeling, leading to a marked decrease in conduit artery diameter. However, little is known about the impact of physical inactivity on artery wall thickne weiter...
Author: van Duijnhoven NT, Green DJ, Felsenberg D, Belavy DL, Hopman MT, Thijssen DH
Source: Hypertension, 2010; 56(2): 240-6, PMID: 20530294
Keywords: BBR
GID: 3017; Last update: 05.08.2012
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Research Studies (2009)
We monitored changes in SERCA isoform specific expression and S-nitrosylation in myofibers of lower limb soleus (SOL) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscle biopsies before and after 60 days of voluntary long term b weiter...
Author: Salanova M, Schiffl G, Blottner D
Source: Histochem Cell Biol, 2009; 132(4): 383-94, PMID: 19644701
Keywords: BBR1
GID: 3018; Last update: 05.08.2012
Research Studies (2008)
The cellular mechanisms of human skeletal muscle adaptation to disuse are largely unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the morphological and biochemical changes of the lower limb soleus and vastus la weiter...
Author: Salanova M, Schiffl G, Puttmann B, Schoser BG, Blottner D
Source: J Anat, 2008; 212(3): 306-18, PMID: 18221329
Keywords: BBR
GID: 3020; Last update: 05.08.2012
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Research Studies (2012)
Fat accumulates in the bone marrow of lumbar vertebrae with bed rest. Exercise with or without whole body vibration may counter this effect. Our objectives were to measure 1) the vertebral fat fraction (VFF) of weiter...
Author: Trudel G, Coletta E, Cameron I, Belavy DL, Lecompte M, Armbrecht G, Felsenberg D, Uhthoff HK
Source: J Appl Physiol, 2012; 112(11): 1824-31, PMID: 22442031
Keywords: BBR2, red blood cells, mone marrow composition, bed-rest
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GID: 3021; Last update: 05.08.2012
Research Studies (2012)
In spite of extensive training regimens during long-term space missions with existing training devices, astronauts suffer from muscle and bone loss. It has been suggested that reactive jumps inducing high force weiter...
Author: Kramer A, Ritzmann R, Gruber M, Gollhofer A
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol, 2012; 112(1): 285-93, PMID: 21544569
GID: 3011; Last update: 25.07.2012
Research Studies (2012)
Jumping Mechanography and Classic Muscle Function Tests Effects of Age and Gender
Background: Sarcopenia is a risk factor for falls and fractures. As muscle function predicts disability and mortality better than muscle mass, recent consensus sarcopenia definitions include measures of both weiter...
Author: Fidler E, Buehring B, Libber J, Checovich M, Krueger D, Binkley N
Source: ISCD, 2012;
GID: 3005; Last update: 22.06.2012
Research Studies (2012)
Muscle Function, but Not Muscle Mass, is Related to Balance Confidence in Older Adults
Background: Both impaired muscle function and low muscle mass are included in recent consensus sarcopenia definitions. Sarcopenia is associated with increased risk of falls and fear of falling. Self-reported h weiter...
Author: Buehring B, Fidler E, Libber J, Krueger D, Binkley N
Source: ISCD, 2012;
GID: 3006; Last update: 22.06.2012
Research Studies (2012)
Leg stiffness can be maintained during reactive hopping despite modified acceleration conditions.
AIM: The aim of the present study was to evaluate reactive hops under systematically modified acceleration conditions. It was hypothesized that a high preactivity of the leg extensors and phase-specific adjust weiter...
Author: Kramer A, Ritzmann R, Gruber M, Gollhofer A
Source: J Biomech, 2012; 45(10): 1816-22, PMID: 22552158
GID: 2998; Last update: 20.06.2012
Research Studies (2012)
Abnormalities in Muscle Density and Muscle Function in Hypophosphatemic Rickets.
Context:Animal studies suggest that hypophosphatemic rickets (HPR) is associated with muscle function deficits, but it is unknown whether humans with HPR have a muscle disorder.Objective:Our objective was to a weiter...
Author: Veilleux LN, Cheung M, Ben Amor M, Rauch F
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2012; 97(8): E1492-8, PMID: 22639288
GID: 2979; Last update: 05.06.2012
Research Studies (2012)
Functional assessment of the muscle-bone unit in the lower leg.
Based on the mechanostat theory and the muscle-bone hypothesis, a methodological assessment of the musculoskeletal status in health and disease should relate maximum muscle force in relation to bone mass and g weiter...
Author: Anliker E, Toigo M
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(2): 46-55, PMID: 22647277
GID: 2980; Last update: 05.06.2012
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Objectives: To assess adaptations of the lower leg muscle-bone unit in 8- to 12-year-old children following a randomized controlled jumping exercise intervention for 9 months. Methods: Twelve boys and 10 girls weiter...
Author: Anliker E, Dick C, Rawer R, Toigo M
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(2): 56-67, PMID: 22647278
GID: 2981; Last update: 05.06.2012
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Effect of different collegiate sports on cortical bone in the tibia.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sports participation on cortical bone in the tibia. Methods: 53 female collegiate athletes (25 cross-country, 16 soccer, and 12 volleyball) a weiter...
Author: Weidauer LA, Eilers MM, Binkley TL, Vukovich MD, Specker BL
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(2): 68-73, PMID: 22647279
GID: 2982; Last update: 05.06.2012
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Muscle force and power in obese and overweight children.
The study investigated differences in skeletal muscle function between obese and non-obese children using a force platform. Forty obese children and adolescents (age range 8 to 18 years; 21 girls) and 40 age- weiter...
Author: Rauch R, Veilleux LN, Rauch F, Bock D, Welisch E, Filler G, Robinson T, Burrill E, Norozi K
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(2): 80-3, PMID: 22647281
GID: 2983; Last update: 05.06.2012
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This systematic review aimed to examine the effect of WBV on balance, mobility and falls among older adults. The databases used included MEDLINE, the Excerpta Medica database, the Cumulative Index to Nursing an weiter...
Author: Lam FM, Lau RW, Chung RC, Pang MY
Source: Maturitas, 2012; 72(3): 206-13, PMID: 22609157
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 2977; Last update: 05.06.2012
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AIM: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain. Fibromyalgia is associated with balance problems and increased fall frequency. Whole-body vibration therapy had been used for impro weiter...
Author: Adsuar JC, Del Pozo-Cruz B, Parraca JA, Olivares PR, Gusi N
Source: J Sports Med Phys Fitness, 2012; 52(1): 85-91, PMID: 22327091
Keywords: Balance, Fybromyalgia
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GID: 2960; Last update: 11.05.2012
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This study aimed to assess the influence of different whole body vibration (WBV) determinants on the electromyographic (EMG) activity during WBV in order to identify those training conditions that cause highes weiter...
Author: Ritzmann R, Gollhofer A, Kramer A
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol., 2013; (113): 1-11, PMID: 22538279
Keywords: EMG, muscel activation, knee angle, loading, Zusatzgewicht, kniewinkel, Workout, Kniebeuge, Frequencyrange, Frequenzbereich, Galileo vs. Power Plate, side alternation, Seitenalternation
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GID: 2968; Last update: 11.05.2012
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Short-Duration Resistive Exercise Sustains Neuromuscular Function after Bed Rest.
PURPOSE: To assess the effectiveness of a short duration, three times weekly, high-load resistive exercise program on preventing deterioration in neuromuscular function after prolonged bed rest. METHODS: Twenty weiter...
Author: Gast U, John S, Runge M, Rawer R, Felsenberg D, Belavy DL
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc., 2012; (44): 1764-72, PMID: 22460472
Keywords: BBR2, BedRest, Kuskelfunktion
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GID: 2942; Last update: 10.04.2012
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Bed rest results in marked vascular adaptations, and resistive vibration exercise (RVE) has been shown to be an effective countermeasure. As vibration exercise has practical and logistical limitations, the use weiter...
Author: van Duijnhoven NT, Thijssen DH, Green DJ, Felsenberg D, Belavy DL, Hopman MT
Source: J Appl Physiol, 2010; 108(1): 28-33, PMID: 19875710
Keywords: BBR2, Gefäße, Vascular Stiffness
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GID: 2921; Last update: 19.03.2012
Research Studies (2011)
To understand the effects of a resistive vibration exercise (RVE) countermeasure on changes in lumbo-pelvic muscle motor control during prolonged bed-rest, 20 male subjects took part in the Berlin Bed-Rest Stu weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Wilson SJ, Armbrecht G, Rittweger J, Felsenberg D, Richardson CA
Source: J Electromyogr Kinesiol, 2011; 22(1): 21-30, PMID: 22018458
Keywords: Bed Rest, Muscel Activation, motor control
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GID: 2923; Last update: 19.03.2012
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Abstract Objectives: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a 6-week "usual care" exercise program supplemented with whole-body vibration (WBV) to improve balance and strength in women with fibromyalgia (FM) weiter...
Author: Sanudo B, de Hoyo M, Carrasco L, Rodriguez-Blanco C, Oliva-Pascual-Vaca A, McVeigh JG
Source: J Altern Complement Med, 2012; 18(2): 158-64, PMID: 22321155
GID: 2915; Last update: 13.03.2012
Research Studies (2012)
Effect of level of farm mechanization early in life on bone later in life.
Objective: To determine whether an active rural lifestyle during childhood and adolescence, defined as low farm mechanization, was associated with bone measures later in life. Methods: DXA bone data from total weiter...
Author: McCormack LA, Binkley TL, Specker BL
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2012; 12(1): 7-15, PMID: 22373946
GID: 2905; Last update: 07.03.2012
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Crow, JF, Buttifant, D, Kearny, SG, and Hrysomallis, C. Low load exercises targeting the gluteal muscle group acutely enhance explosive power output in elite athletes. J Strength Cond Res 26(2): 438-442, 2012-T weiter...
Author: Crow JF, Buttifant D, Kearny SG, Hrysomallis C
Source: J Strength Cond Res, 2012; 26(2): 438-42, PMID: 22233788
GID: 2825; Last update: 06.02.2012
Research Studies (2012)
Effects of whole body vibration on motor unit recruitment and threshold.
Whole body vibration (WBV) has been suggested to elicit reflex muscle contractions but this has never been verified. We recorded from 32 single motor units (MU) in the vastus lateralis of 7 healthy subjects (34 weiter...
Author: Pollock RD, Woledge RC, Martin FC, Newham DJ
Source: J Appl Physiol, 2012; 112(3): 388-95, PMID: 22096119
GID: 2837; Last update: 06.02.2012
Research Studies (2013)
The effect of whole body vibration (WBV) on reflex responses is controversially discussed in the literature. In this study, three different modalities of reflex activation with increased motor complexity have weiter...
Author: Ritzmann R, Kramer A, Gollhofer A, Taube W
Source: Scand J Med Sci Sports, 2013; 23(3): 331-9, PMID: 23802287
Keywords: H/M Ration, Spinal Errgbarkeit, Spinal Excitability
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GID: 2850; Last update: 06.02.2012
Research Studies (2012)
Purpose: To examine whether an 8-week period of side-alternating whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise is an acceptable and effective exercise intervention to improve and maintain functional performance in multi weiter...
Author: Mason RR, Cochrane DJ, Denny GJ, Firth EC, Stannard SR
Source: Disabil Rehabil, 2012; 34(8): 647-54, PMID: 21992525
Keywords: MS
GID: 2852; Last update: 06.02.2012
Research Studies (2011)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of 12-week tilting Whole Body Vibration therapy (WBV) on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in fibromylagia (FM) within the context of a randomize weiter...
Author: Olivares PR, Gusi N, Parraca JA, Adsuar JC, Del Pozo-Cruz B
Source: J Altern Complement Med, 2011; 17(8): 723-8, PMID: 21749265
Keywords: Fibromyalgia, Quality of Life, QOL
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GID: 2860; Last update: 06.02.2012
Research Studies (2010)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a 6-week traditional exercise programme with supplementary whole-body vibration (WBV) in improving strength and health status in women w weiter...
Author: Sanudo B, de Hoyo M, Carrasco L, McVeigh JG, Corral J, Cabeza R, Rodriguez C, Oliva A
Source: Clin Exp Rheumatol, 2010; 28(6 Suppl 63): S40-5, PMID: 21122265
GID: 2870; Last update: 06.02.2012
Research Studies (2012)
Muscle-bone characteristics in children with Prader-Willi syndrome.
BACKGROUND: A decrease in muscle mass, low motor performance, and normal lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) have been reported in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). However, these data are limited weiter...
Author: Edouard T, Deal C, Van Vliet G, Gaulin N, Moreau A, Rauch F, Alos N
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2012; 97(2): E275-81, PMID: 22162467
GID: 2874; Last update: 06.02.2012
Research Studies (2011)
BACKGROUND: This systematic review was performed to summarize the current evidence for whole body vibration (WBV) interventions on postural control in elderly. METHODS: English and German language papers in Med weiter...
Author: Rogan S, Hilfiker R, Herren K, Radlinger L, de Bruin ED
Source: BMC Geriatr, 2011; 11(): 72, PMID: 22054046
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 2849; Last update: 06.02.2012
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Research Studies (2011)
Bei Diabetikern besteht häufig eine Neigung zu körperlicher Inaktivität. Das Vibrationstraining als wenig belastende Aktivität müsste ihnen deswegen eher entgegen kommen als das Evidenz basierte Krafttrai weiter...
Author: Heitkamp HC, Lange M, Hipp A, Nieß A
Source: Sportmedizin, 2011;
GID: 2811; Last update: 26.01.2012
Research Studies (2012)
INTRODUCTION: To date endurance and strength training are established and evidence-based exercise methods in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There is an unmet need for further resear weiter...
Author: Gloeckl R, Heinzelmann I, Baeuerle S, Damm E, Schwedhelm AL, Diril M, Buhrow D, Jerrentrup A, Kenn K
Source: Respir Med, 2012; 106(1): 75-83, PMID: 22104540
Keywords: COPD
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GID: 2780; Last update: 08.12.2011
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Research Studies (2011)
Side-to-side differences in bone strength in master jumpers and sprinters.
Introduction: This study evaluated side-to-side difference in tibial bone structure, calf muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) and hopping force in master athletes as a result of training for sports with different weiter...
Author: Ireland A, Korhonen M, Heinonen A, Suominen H, Baur C, Stevens S, Degens H, Rittweger J
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2011; 11(4): 298-305, PMID: 22130138
GID: 2777; Last update: 06.12.2011
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Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the side-to-side differences of the upper and lower limbs in chronic stroke patients by means of peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). Methods: T weiter...
Author: Talla R, Galea M, Lythgo N, Angeli T, Eser P
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2011; 11(4): 306-13, PMID: 22130139
GID: 2778; Last update: 06.12.2011
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Research Studies (2011)
Seit einigen Jahren gilt das Krafttraining mit einem Evidenzgrad A zur Stoffwechselkontrolle bei Typ 2 Diabetes mellitus als etabliert. Auch Vibrationstraining geht mit einem Kraftzuwachs einher, ohne dass eine weiter...
Author: Heitkamp HC, Laukemann J, Hipp A, Nieß A
Source: DGSP Abstract 97, 2011; 169
GID: 2768; Last update: 07.11.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Background: Nitric oxide (NO) synthases (NOS) produce NO by oxidation of l-arginine (l-Arg). Excessive NO synthesis in the brain has cytotoxic effects1 and in mouse models NOS knockouts are protective after ce weiter...
Author: P. Bongioanni, S. Corbianco, M. Dini, U. Carraro, N. Adami, S.
Zampieri, M. Carboncini, M. Giannetti, G. Cavallini, B. Rossi
Source: 2011;
Keywords: Parkinson
GID: 2764; Last update: 12.10.2011
Research Studies (2011)
The one-legged hop was used to assess the muscle function of children diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Vertical hopping relies heavily on the triceps surae musculature, and the calcaneal tendon mak weiter...
Author: Dwyer KD; Kennedy MJ; Lamontagne M; Roth J
Source: ISB, Brussels, 2011; 1162
GID: 2753; Last update: 05.10.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Zusammenfassung: Wir berichten über den Fall eines 46-jährigen Patienten mit medikamentös behandeltem Anti-Jo-1-Syndrom. Aufgrund einer progressiven Verschlechterung der Lungenfunktion, Dyspnoe, Abgeschlage weiter...
Author: Greulich T, Müller S, Fechtel J, Nell C, Holland A, Bach JP, Tackenberg B, Schubert H, Kenn K, Vogelmeier C, Koczulla AR
Source: Pneumologie, 2011; Oct;65(10): 624-7
Keywords: COPD
Pneumologie, Inflammatory Markers, CK, IL-8, TNF-alpha
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GID: 2755; Last update: 05.10.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Vibrationsunterstützte Intervalltherapie bei Kindern mit infantiler Zerebralparese
Author: Stark C; Semler O; Stabrey A; Duran I; Schönau E
Source: 107. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft der Kinder und Jugendärzte, 2011;
GID: 2749; Last update: 28.09.2011
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Author: Duran I, Semler O, Schönau E
Source: 107. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft der Kinder und Jugendärzte, 2011;
GID: 2750; Last update: 28.09.2011
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Protein calcium sensors of the Homer family have been proposed to modulate the activity of various ion channels and nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT), the transcription factor modulating skeletal musc weiter...
Author: Salanova M, Bortoloso E, Schiffl G, Gutsmann M, Belavy DL, Felsenberg D, Furlan S, Volpe P, Blottner D
Source: FASEB J, 2011; (): , PMID: 21885651
Keywords: BBR2
GID: 2748; Last update: 28.09.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Das Kölner Rehabilitationskonzept "Auf die Beine" führt bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit OI, zu einer Zunahme von Knochen- und Muskelmasse, zu einer Verbesserung der Muskelkraft und zu einer Steigerung der Mo weiter...
Author: Semler O, Müller B, Duran I, Stark C, Schönau E
Source: 107. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft der Kinder und Jugendärzte (Poster), Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, 2011; Supplement 3: 187
Keywords: OI, Knochenmasse, Muskelkraft, Muskelfunktion, Kölner Konzept, Cologne Concept
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GID: 2751; Last update: 28.09.2011
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BACKGROUND: bone, muscle and fat have a common progenitor, the mesenchymal stem cell preferred differentiation into adipocytes can lead to loss of bone architecture fat infiltration in bone marrow and muscle i weiter...
Author: Wong AKO, Bhargava A, Beattie KA, Gordon CL, Pickard L, Webber CE, Papaioannou A, Adachi JD
Source: ASBMR, San Diego, 2011;
Keywords: Muscle Density
GID: 2743; Last update: 21.09.2011
Research Studies (2011)
BACKGROUND: falling is often a first step to generate sufficient energy for a fragility fracture fallers have been associated with poor muscle strength and low vitamin D levels fat within muscle has been sugge weiter...
Author: Wong AKO, Bhargava A, Beattie KA, Gordon CL, Pickard L, Webber CE, Papaioannou A, Adachi JD
Source: ASBMR, San Diego, 2011;
Keywords: Muslce Density, Falls
GID: 2744; Last update: 21.09.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Tri-modality comparison of bone structure imaging technologies
BACKGROUND: bone structural quantification desirable to assess fracture risk, not captured by BMD useful for assessing bone formation agents and abnormalities in structural pathologies achieved primarily by th weiter...
Author: Wong AKO, Beattie KA, Webber CE, Inglis D, Pickard L, Cheung AMW, Gordon CL, Papaioannou A, Adachi JD, the CaMos Research Group
Source: ASBMR, SanDiego, 2011;
GID: 2745; Last update: 21.09.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Whole-body vibration alters blood flow velocity and neuromuscular activity in Friedreich"s ataxia.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on blood flow velocity and muscular activity after different vibration protocols in Friedreich"s ataxia (FA) patients. Aft weiter...
Author: Herrero AJ, Martin J, Martin T, Garcia-Lopez D, Garatachea N, Jimenez B, Marin PJ
Source: Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 2011; 31(2): 139-44, PMID: 21078065
Keywords: Blood-flow, Ataxia, Perceived Exertion, EMG, EMG activation
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GID: 2735; Last update: 15.09.2011
Research Studies (2011)
We examined the effects of bed-rest, recovery and exercise countermeasures on bone density and structure at the distal tibia and radius as measured via high-resolution peripheral computed tomography. 24 subject weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Beller G, Ritter Z, Felsenberg D
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2011; 11(3): 215-26, PMID: 21885896
Keywords: BBR2
GID: 2729; Last update: 13.09.2011
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Correlation of Different Muscle Function Tests in Older Adults
Background: Evidence is growing that sarcopenia is an independent risk factor for falls and osteoporotic fractures. Definition of sarcopenia based on mass alone is not ideal as muscle function appears to bett weiter...
Author: Buehring B, Fidler E, Krueger D, Binkley N
Source: ASBMR, Anual Meeting 2011, San Diego, 2011;
GID: 2727; Last update: 09.09.2011
Research Studies (2011)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether a 12-week course of low-frequency vibrating board therapy is a feasible therapy for non-specific chronic low back pain, and whether it improves the main weiter...
Author: del Pozo-Cruz B, Hernandez Mocholi MA, Adsuar JC, Parraca JA, Muro I, Gusi N
Source: J Rehabil Med, 2011; 43(8): 689-94, PMID: 21687923
Keywords: Back Pain, Oswerty, VAS, Roland Morris
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GID: 2699; Last update: 30.08.2011
Research Studies (2011)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a new high-intensity training modality comprised of vibration exercise with superimposed resistance exercise and vascular occlusion (vibroX) on skeletal weiter...
Author: Item F, Denkinger J, Fontana P, Weber M, Boutellier U, Toigo M
Source: Int J Sports Med, 2011; 32(10): 781-7, PMID: 21870317
Keywords: endurance exercise
whole-body vibration capillarization
vascular occlusion
resistance exercise
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GID: 2690; Last update: 29.08.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Vibration exercise: the potential benefits
The aim of this review was to examine the physiological effects of vibration exercise (VbX), including the cardiovascular indices and to elucidate its potential use for those with compromised health. VbX has lo weiter...
Author: Cochrane DJ
Source: Int J Sports Med, 2011; 32(2): 75-99, PMID: 21165804
GID: 2686; Last update: 27.07.2011
Research Studies (2011)
12-weeks of Whole Body Vibration with Resistance Exercise is Osteogenic at the Spine
Evidence supports weight-bearing activity as a means to increase bone mineral density (BMD) and lower risk for osteoporosis. Whole body vibration (WBV) training is a novel technique that has been minimally exp weiter...
Author: Almstedt HC, Urbinati CR, Ligouri GC, Spiegel M, Stapleton MR, Shoepe TC
Source: ACSM annual meeting, 2011;
Keywords: lumbar spine, BMD, BMC, Bone Density Spine, Boen formation Markers
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GID: 2683; Last update: 26.07.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Physiotherapie in Kombination mit Vibrationstherapie Eine sinnvolle Therapieoption?
Author: S. von der Heide
Source: Praxis Physiotherapie, 2011; 2: 75 - 80
GID: 2666; Last update: 01.07.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Effects of whole-body vibration on blood flow and neuromuscular activity in spinal cord injury.
STUDY DESIGN: Crossover trial. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on muscular activity and blood flow velocity after different vibration treatments in patients with spinal cord weiter...
Author: Herrero AJ, Menendez H, Gil L, Martin J, Martin T, Garcia-Lopez D, Gil-Agudo A, Marin PJ
Source: Spinal Cord, 2011; 49(4): 554-9, PMID: 21042329
Keywords: SCI, Spinal Cord Injury
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GID: 2667; Last update: 01.07.2011
Research Studies (2011)
SUMMARY: The addition of whole-body vibration to high-load resistive exercise may provide a better stimulus for the reduction of bone loss during prolonged bed rest (spaceflight simulation) than high-load resis weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Beller G, Armbrecht G, Perschel FH, Fitzner R, Bock O, Borst H, Degner C, Gast U, Felsenberg D
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2011; 22(5): 1581-91, PMID: 20814665
Keywords: BBR2
GID: 2664; Last update: 30.06.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Changes in lower extremity muscle function after 56 days of bed rest.
Preservation of muscle function, known to decline in microgravity and simulation (bed rest), is important for successful spaceflight missions. Hence, there is great interest in developing interventions to prev weiter...
Author: Buehring B, Belavy DL, Michaelis I, Gast U, Felsenberg D, Rittweger J
Source: J Appl Physiol, 2011; 111(1): 87-94, PMID: 21527664
Keywords: BBR1, Muscle Function
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GID: 2665; Last update: 30.06.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Maximum Ground Reaction Force in Relation to Tibial Bone Mass in Children and Adults.
PURPOSE:: To assess maximum voluntary forefoot ground reaction force (Fm1LH) during multiple one-legged hopping (m1LH, a new jumping maneuver) and to determine the correlation between tibial volumetric bone min weiter...
Author: Anliker E, Rawer R, Boutellier U, Toigo M
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2011; (43): 2102-9, PMID: 21502901
GID: 2632; Last update: 19.04.2011
Research Studies (2010)
Assessment of musculoskeletal system in women with jumping mechanography
The purpose of this study was to investigate and add reference data about the musculoskeletal system in women. The mechanography system of the Leonardo weiter...
Author: Dionyssiotis Y, Galanos A, Michas G, Trovas G, Lyritis GP
Source: Int J Womens Health., 2010; 1: 113-8, PMID: 21072281
GID: 2622; Last update: 07.04.2011
Research Studies (2012)
Background and Aim. There is limited data on the effects of inactivity (prolonged bed-rest) on parameters of endocrine and metabolic function; we therefore aimed to examine changes in these systems during and a weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Seibel MJ, Roth HJ, Armbrecht G, Rittweger J, Felsenberg D
Source: J Endocrinol Invest, 2012; 35(1): 54-62, PMID: 21422800
Keywords: BBR
GID: 2606; Last update: 07.04.2011
Research Studies (2010)
OBJECTIVE: Whole body vibration is a potential therapy for age-related loss of musculoskeletal competence. Vibration has improved bone in animal models, but evidence in humans is limited. Relative efficacy of l weiter...
Author: Beck BR, Norling TL
Source: Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2010; 89(12): 997-1009, PMID: 21403595
GID: 2607; Last update: 07.04.2011
Research Studies (2011)
As part of the 2nd Berlin BedRest Study (BBR2-2), we investigated the pattern of muscle atrophy of the postero-lateral hip and hamstring musculature during prolonged inactivity and the effectiveness of two exer weiter...
Author: Miokovic T, Armbrecht G, Felsenberg D, Belavy DL
Source: J Appl Physiol., 2011; 110(4: :926-34., PMID: 21233337
Keywords: BBR2
GID: 2612; Last update: 07.04.2011
Research Studies (2011)
Inter-limb musculoskeletal differences in competitive ten-pin bowlers: A preliminary analysis
Objectives: To compare musculoskeletal characteristics of the loaded and non-loaded forearm and upper leg of competitive ten-pin bowlers. Methods: 10 competitive bowlers (30.6 weiter...
Author: Young KC, Sherk VD, Bemben DA
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2011; 11(1): 21-6, PMID: 21364271
GID: 2585; Last update: 05.03.2011
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Research Studies (2011)
Objectives: Assessment of additive impact of alfacalcidol 1 weiter...
Author: Felsenberg D, Bock O, Börst H, Armbrecht G, Beller G, Degner C, Stephan-Oelkers M, Schacht E, Mazor Z, Hashimoto J, Roth HJ, Martus P, Runge M
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2011; 11(1): 34-45, PMID: 21364273
GID: 2587; Last update: 05.03.2011
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Gait analysis using a force-measuring gangway: Intrasession repeatability in healthy adults
Objectives: The goal of the present study was to determine the repeatability of gait parameters measured by a force plate gait analysis system (Leonardo Mechanograph® GW). Methods: Fifteen healthy adult partic weiter...
Author: Veilleux LN, Robert M, Ballaz L, Lemay M, Rauch F
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2011; 11(1): 27-33, PMID: 21364272
Keywords: Gangway
GID: 2586; Last update: 05.03.2011
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Research Studies (2010)
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Because the increasing fracture incidence has not been understood, the present study compares variables of the muscle-bone interaction to examine the hypothesis that an impaired adaptation of weiter...
Author: Beccard R, Land C, Semler O, Fricke O, Remer T, Stabrey A, Schoenau E
Source: Horm Res Paediatr., 2010; 74(5): 312-8, PMID: 20395668
GID: 2572; Last update: 22.02.2011
Research Studies (2010)
Relationship of muscle function to auxology in preterm born children at the age of seven years
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To characterize the relationship between muscle function and auxology in preterm born children. METHODS: Forty-five preterm born children (birth weight < or =1,500 g with mean +/- SD: 1,06 weiter...
Author: Fricke O, Roedder D, Kribs A, Tutlewski B, von Kleist-Retzow JC, Herkenrath P, Roth B, Schoenau E
Source: Horm Res Paediatr., 2010; 73(5): 390-7, PMID: 20389111
GID: 2573; Last update: 22.02.2011
Research Studies (2010)
To evaluate the effect of short-duration, high-load resistive exercise, with and without whole body vibration on lumbar muscle size, intervertebral disk and spinal morphology changes, and low back pain (LBP) in weiter...
Author: Belavý DL, Armbrecht G, Gast U, Richardson CA, Hides JA, Felsenberg D
Source: J Appl Physiol., 2010; 109(6): 1801-11, PMID: 20864564
GID: 2509; Last update: 13.01.2011
Research Studies (2009)
Entwicklungsförderung ist so vieldimensional und faszinierend wie das Leben selbst. Sie fordert den Menschen - als Patienten und Lernender und als Therapeut mit allen seinen körperlichen, geistigen, emotiona weiter...
Author: Christine Scheffer
Source: Facharbeit Manuelle Therapie, Hagen, 2009; 29
GID: 2493; Last update: 12.01.2011
Research Studies (2010)
Reproducibility of jumping mechanography in healthy children and adults
Objectives: To describe mechanographic tests that can be performed by patients with a range of functional abilities and to assess the reproducibility of test results in healthy adults and children. Methods: Fif weiter...
Author: Veilleux LN, Rauch F
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2010; 10(4): 256-66, PMID: 21116062
GID: 2483; Last update: 02.12.2010
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Research Studies (2008)
Neuromuscular performance and bone structural characteristics in young healthy men and women
Muscle mass and strength have been shown to be important factors in bone strength. Low muscular force predisposes to falling especially among elderly. Regular exercise helps to prevent falls and resulting bone weiter...
Author: Rantalainen T, Heinonen A, Komi PV, Linnamo V
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol., 2008; 102(2): 215-22, PMID: 17926061
GID: 2450; Last update: 28.10.2010
Research Studies (1998)
Isokinetic measurements and functional tests are often used to assess function following knee ligament reconstruction using the opposite limb as a control. However, the question of whether the uninvolved leg ma weiter...
Author: Petschnig R, Baron R, Albrecht M
Source: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther., 1998; 28(1): 23-31, PMID: 9653687
GID: 2436; Last update: 19.10.2010
Research Studies (2010)
A new sledge jump system that allows almost natural reactive jumps
Aim Sledge jump systems (SJS) are often employed to examine the underlying mechanical and neuromuscular mechanisms of the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) as they allow the systematic variation of impact velocit weiter...
Author: Kramer A, Ritzmann R, Gollhofer A, Gehring D, Gruber M
Source: J Biomech., 2010; 43 (14): 2672-2677, PMID: 20643409
GID: 2402; Last update: 14.09.2010
Research Studies (2010)
The 2(nd) Berlin BedRest Study: protocol and implementation
Long-term bed-rest is used to simulate the effect of spaceflight on the human body and test different kinds of countermeasures. The 2nd Berlin BedRest Study (BBR2-2) tested the efficacy of whole-body vibration weiter...
Author: Belavy DL, Bock O, Börst H, Armbrecht G, Gast U, Degner C, Beller G, Soll H, Salanova M, Habazettl H, Heer M, de Haan A, Stegeman DF, Cerretelli P, Blottner D, Rittweger J, Gelfi C, Kornak U, Felsenberg D
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2010; 10(3): 207-19, PMID: 20811145
GID: 2394; Last update: 03.09.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
Context:There has been a resurgence of vitamin D deficiency rickets throughout the developed world, with infants and adolescents being primarily affected. Adolescence is a crucial period for muscle and bone min weiter...
Author: Ward KA, Das G, Roberts SA, Berry JL, Adams JE, Rawer R, Mughal MZ
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab., 2010; 95: 4643-4651, PMID: 20631020
GID: 2391; Last update: 01.09.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Muscle tissue oxygenation and VEGF in VO-matched vibration and squatting exercise
Exposure to vibration has traditionally been associated with compromised perfusion. This study investigated whether blood supply during whole body vibration (WBV), as an exercise modality, is in proportion to t weiter...
Author: Rittweger J, Moss AD, Colier W, Stewart C, Degens H
Source: Clin Physiol Funct Imaging., 2010; 30(4): 269-78, PMID: 20497445
Keywords: Exhaustion, tissue oxygenation
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GID: 2374; Last update: 24.08.2010
Research Studies (2011)
Enhanced Myofiber Recruitment During Exhaustive Squatting Performed as Whole-Body Vibration Exercise
Eckhardt, H, Wollny, R, Müller, H, Bärtsch, P, and Friedmann-Bette, B. Enhanced myofiber recruitment during exhaustive squatting performed as whole-body vibration exercise. J Strength Cond Res 24(X): 000-000, weiter...
Author: Eckhardt H, Wollny R, Müller H, Bärtsch P, Friedmann-Bette B
Source: J Strength Cond Res., 2011; Apr;25(4): 1120-5, PMID: 20647942
Keywords: EMG, Exhaustion, Lactate, Training Intensity
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GID: 2370; Last update: 24.08.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Whole body vibration as an adjunct to static stretching
This study was a randomized control trial. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to determine if stretching the hamstrings during whole-body-vibration (WBV) is more effective than static stretching alone; a weiter...
Author: Feland JB, Hawks M, Hopkins JT, Hunter I, Johnson AW, Eggett DL
Source: Int J Sports Med., 2010; 31(8): 584-9, PMID: 20535662
Keywords: Standard Stretching vs Galileo Training
GID: 2366; Last update: 24.08.2010
Research Studies (2010)
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of shallow dynamic squatting (DS) versus static squatting (SS) with or without concurrent side-to-side alternating whole-body vibration (WBV) on vastus lat weiter...
Author: Cochrane DJ, Stannard SR, Firth EC, Rittweger J
Source: Clin Physiol Funct Imaging., 2010; 30(4): 223-9, PMID: 20491843
Keywords: warm-up, heart-rate, muscle temperature
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GID: 2375; Last update: 24.08.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Muscle activity and acceleration during whole body vibration: effect of frequency and amplitude
BACKGROUND: Whole body vibration may improve muscle and bone strength, power and balance although contradictory findings have been reported. Prolonged exposure may weiter...
Author: Pollock RD, Woledge RC, Mills KR, Martin FC, Newham DJ
Source: Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon)., 2010; 25(8): 840-6, PMID: 20541297
Keywords: Muscle Activation, EMG, Frequency, Amplitude
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GID: 2379; Last update: 24.08.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Spinal cord injury (SCI), as a primarily neurological disorder that causes muscular atrophy, is well known to be associated with sub-lesional bone losses. These losses are more pronounced from epiphyseal than f weiter...
Author: Rittweger J, Goosey-Tolfrey VL, Cointry G, Ferretti JL
Source: Bone, 2010; 47(3): 511-8, PMID: 20561989
GID: 2336; Last update: 14.07.2010
Research Studies (2010)
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate efficacy of a whole-body vibration (WBV) intervention on functional performance of community-dwelling olde weiter...
Author: Furness TP, Maschette WE, Lorenzen C, Naughton GA, Williams MD
Source: J Altern Complement Med., 2010; 16(7): 795-7, PMID: 20590479
Keywords: Muscle Power, Times up & go, sit to stand
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GID: 2318; Last update: 12.07.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Vibration effects on static balance and strength
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a vibration training protocol and a conventional strength training program consisting of similar exercises on knee extensors and flexors strength and weiter...
Author: Spiliopoulou SI, Amiridis IG, Tsigganos G, Economides D, Kellis E
Source: Int J Sports Med., 2010; 31(9): 610-6, PMID: 20589590
Keywords: Balance, Knee strength, msucel function
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GID: 2319; Last update: 12.07.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Jumping mechanography: a potential tool for sarcopenia evaluation in older individuals
Muscular function declines with advancing age and is associated with increased risk for falls and fragility fractures. No single methodology ideally quantitatively evaluates this decline. Jumping mechanography weiter...
Author: Buehring B, Krueger D, Binkley N
Source: J Clin Densitom., 2010; 13(3): 283-91, PMID: 20554231
GID: 2325; Last update: 12.07.2010
Research Studies (2010)
BACKGROUND: Immobilisation leads to muscular atrophy. However, certain types of immobilisation, such as e.g. denervation can also cause a fatty degeneration of skeletal muscle. As fat has lower x-ray absorpti weiter...
Author: Rittweger J
Source: Life in Space for Life on Earth, ESA, Triest, 2010;
Keywords: Muskeldichte, MXA
GID: 2300; Last update: 18.06.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
Lower-limb muscle atrophy and effect of resistive vibration exercise during 56-day bed-rest
Objectives: Developing more efficient countermeasures for the maintenance of muscle and muscle function in spaceflight is a priority for space agencies. In this work, we examine changes in muscle volume of th weiter...
Author: Belavy D, Miokovic T, Armbrecht G, Rittweger J, Felsenberg D
Source: Life in Space for Life on Earth, ESA, Triest, 2010;
Keywords: Galileo Space, Counter Measure, BBR 1
GID: 2299; Last update: 18.06.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
Prolonged bed rest is often adopted as a model for the study of the effects of microgravity in humans, particularly on muscle mass, fiber type distribution as well as on the contractile properties, at the tissu weiter...
Author: Gelfi C, Moriggi M, Vasso M, Fania C, Capitanio D, Salanova M, Rittweger J, Blottner D, Felsenberg D, Cerrettelli P
Source: Life in Space for Life on Earth, ESA, Triest, 2010;
Keywords: Galielo Space, Counter Measure, BBR 1
GID: 2298; Last update: 18.06.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
Prior work suggests that the addition of whole-body vibration to high-load resistive exercise (RVE) may be more effective in preventing bone loss in spaceflight and its simulation (bed-rest) than resistive exer weiter...
Author: Belavy D, Beller G, Armbrecht G, Bock O, Börst H, Degner C, Gast U, Felsenberg D
Source: Life in Space for Life on Earth, ESA, Triest, 2010;
Keywords: Galileo Space, Counter Measure, BBR 2
GID: 2295; Last update: 18.06.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
Introduction: The molecular mechanisms of human skeletal muscle adaptation following prolonged disuse are still largely unknown. Recently, protein calcium sensors of the homer family (comprised of short and l weiter...
Author: Salanova M, Schiffl G, Gutsmann M, Belavý D, Felsenberg D, Furlan S, Bortoloso B, Volpe P, Blottner D
Source: Life in Space for Life on Earth, ESA, Triest, 2010;
Keywords: Galileo Space, Counter Measure, BBR 2
GID: 2296; Last update: 18.06.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
Objectives: Data from previous bed-rest studies have demonstrated that the muscle groups of the thigh most susceptible to atrophy during prolonged inactivity include the hamstrings and the vastii. Limited inf weiter...
Author: Miokovic T, Belavy D, Armbrecht G, Felsenberg D
Source: Life in Space for Life on Earth, ESA, Triest, 2010;
Keywords: Galileo Space, Counter Measure, BBR 2
GID: 2294; Last update: 18.06.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a new physiotherapy concept on bone density, muscle force and motor function in bilateral spastic cerebral palsy children. Methods: In a retro weiter...
Author: Stark C, Nikopoulou-Smyrni P, Stabrey A, Semler O, Schoenau E
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2010; 10(2): 151-8, PMID: 20516632
Keywords: mGMFM, Muscle Mass, DXA bone mineral density (BMD), Bone mineral COntent (BMC)
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GID: 2292; Last update: 07.06.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
Objectives: We sought to identify the variance in radius bone strength indices explained by forearm muscle cross sectional area (MCSA) and isometric (ISO), concentric (CON), or eccentric (ECC) grip torque in he weiter...
Author: Frank AW, Lorbergs AL, Chilibeck PD, Farthing JP, Kontulainen SA
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2010; 10(2): 136-41, PMID: 20516630
GID: 2290; Last update: 07.06.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
During and after prolonged bed rest, changes in bone metabolic markers occur within 3 days. Resistive vibration exercise during bed rest impedes bone loss and restricts increases in bone resorption markers whil weiter...
Author: Armbrecht G, Belavý DL, Gast U, Bongrazio M, Touby F, Beller G, Roth HJ, Perschel FH, Rittweger J, Felsenberg D
Source: Osteoporos Int., 2010; 21(4): 597-607, PMID: 19536451
Keywords: BBR
GID: 2288; Last update: 24.05.2010
Research Studies (2009)
It has been suggested that vibration causes small changes in muscle length, but to the best of our knowledge, these have yet to be demonstrated during whole-body vibration (WBV). This was an observational study weiter...
Author: Cochrane DJ, Loram ID, Stannard SR, Rittweger J
Source: Muscle Nerve., 2009; 40(3): 420-9, PMID: 19618430
GID: 2287; Last update: 24.05.2010
Research Studies (2009)
Effect of prolonged bed rest on the anterior hip muscles
Prolonged bed rest and inactivity is known to cause muscular atrophy with previous research indicating that muscles involved in joint stabilisation are more susceptible. The anterior hip muscles are important f weiter...
Author: Dilani Mendis M, Hides JA, Wilson SJ, Grimaldi A, Belavý DL, Stanton W, Felsenberg D, Rittweger J, Richardson C
Source: Gait Posture., 2009; 30(4): 533-7, PMID: 19726188
Keywords: BBR
GID: 2286; Last update: 24.05.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Bed rest is a recognized model for muscle atrophy and bone loss in space flight and in clinical medicine. We hypothesized that whole body vibration in combination with resistive exercise (RVE) would be an effec weiter...
Author: Rittweger J, Beller G, Armbrecht G, Mulder E, Buehring B, Gast U, Dimeo F, Schubert H, de Haan A, Stegeman DF, Schiessl H, Felsenberg D
Source: Bone, 2010; 46(1): 137-47, PMID: 19732856
Keywords: BBR, Space Research
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GID: 2285; Last update: 24.05.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Vibration as an exercise modality: how it may work, and what its potential might be
Whilst exposure to vibration is traditionally regarded as perilous, recent research has focussed on potential benefits. Here, the physical principles of forced oscillations are discussed in relation to vibratio weiter...
Author: Rittweger J
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol., 2010; 108(5): 877-904, PMID: 20012646
GID: 2284; Last update: 24.05.2010
Research Studies (2009)
Handheld vibration effects shoulder motion
We explored effects of handheld vibration on glenohumeral motion in competitive overhead-throwing athletes. We used a randomized, blinded pre-test post-test cross-over design. Each arm of each subject experienc weiter...
Author: Tripp BL, Eberman LE, Dwelly PM
Source: Int J Sports Med., 2009; 30(12): 868-71, PMID: 19885779
GID: 2266; Last update: 10.05.2010
Research Studies (2010)
EMG activity during whole body vibration: motion artifacts or stretch reflexes
The validity of electromyographic (EMG) data recorded during whole body vibration (WBV) is controversial. Some authors ascribed a major part of the EMG signal to vibration-induced motion artifacts while others weiter...
Author: Ritzmann R, Kramer A, Gruber M, Gollhofer A, Taube W
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol., 2010; 110(1): 143-51, PMID: 20419311
Keywords: Strech Reflex, EMG, latency, Movement Artefact
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GID: 2242; Last update: 28.04.2010
Research Studies (2007)
Author: Feldman S, Capozza RF, Cointry GR, Ferretti SE, Reina PS, Homse B, Zapata M, Mansur JL, Ferretti JL
Source: ASBMR, 2007;
GID: 2224; Last update: 09.04.2010
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Author: Capozza R, Reina P, Cointry G, Feldman S, Castellini S, Rittweger J, Ferretti JL
Source: ASBMR, 2007;
GID: 2226; Last update: 09.04.2010
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Research Studies (2007)
Trabecular bone mass evaluation as related to cortical mass in the human leg. A pQCT study.
Author: Cointry GR, Capozza RF, Feldman S, Mortarino P, Maffei L, Alvarisqueta A, Ferretti JL
Source: ASBMR, 2007;
GID: 2227; Last update: 09.04.2010
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Research Studies (2009)
Structural and biomechanical analysis of the whole tibia by pQCT in trained long-distance runners
Author: Feldman S, Capozza R, Mortarino P. Yelin I, Reina P, Ullna MR, Rittweger J, Ferretti JL, Cointry GR
Source: ASBMR, 2009;
GID: 2229; Last update: 09.04.2010
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Research Studies (2009)
Non-invasive (pQCT) biomechanical analysis of the whole human tibia in normal men and women
Author: Feldman S, Capozza R, Mortario P, Yelin I, Reina P, Schiessl H, Rittweger J, Ferretti JL, Cointry GR
Source: ASBMR, 2009;
GID: 2228; Last update: 09.04.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
Age-Related Changes in Physical Function in Community-Dwelling People Aged 50-79 Years
[Purpose] We aimed to obtain the mean values for physical function tests in healthy community-dwelling people aged 50-79 years and to compare these values between age decades. [Subjects and Methods] We recr weiter...
Author: Tsubaki A, Kubo M, Kobayashi R, Jigami H, Takahashi HE
Source: J. Phys. Ther. Sci, 2010; 22/1: 23-27
GID: 2231; Last update: 09.04.2010
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Research Studies (2010)
Muscle exercise using whole body vibration platforms is well known as an alternative physical exercise in therapy as well as in high performance sports. Various studies could show an effectiveness in particular weiter...
Author: Berschin G, Sommer HM
Source: Sportverletz Sportschaden., 2010; 24(1): 36-9, PMID: 20229446
Keywords: Vibration Transmission, Vibration Head, Posture
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GID: 2208; Last update: 23.03.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Tilt vibratory exercise improves the dynamic balance in fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial
OBJECTIVE:: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of tilt whole-body vibration for improving dynamic balance in women with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS:: Forty-one women (aged 41 to 65) were randomly assigned weiter...
Author: Gusi N, Parraca JA, Olivares PR, Leal A, Adsuar JC
Source: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)., 2010; 62/8: 1072-1078, PMID: 20235191
GID: 2207; Last update: 23.03.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Structural analysis of the human tibia by tomographic (pQCT) serial scans
Abstract This study analyses the evaluation of tomographic indicators of tibia structure, assuming that the usual loading pattern shifts from uniaxial compression close to the heel to a combined compression, to weiter...
Author: Capozza RF, Feldman S, Mortarino P, Reina PS, Schiessl H, Rittweger J, Ferretti JL, Cointry GR
Source: J Anat., 2010; 216: 470 -481, PMID: 20136670
GID: 2194; Last update: 23.03.2010
Research Studies (2010)
In-home virtual reality videogame telerehabilitation in adolescents with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Golomb MR, McDonald BC, Warden SJ, Yonkman J, Saykin AJ, Shirley B, Huber M, Rabin B, AbdelBaky M, Nwosu ME, Barkat-Masih M, Burdea GC. In-home virtual reality videogame telerehabilitation in adolescents with h weiter...
Author: Golomb MR, McDonald BC, Warden SJ, Yonkman J, Saykin AJ, Shirley B, Huber M, Rabin B, Abdelbaky M, Nwosu ME, Barkat-Masih M, Burdea GC
Source: Arch Phys Med Rehabil., 2010; 91(1): 1-8, PMID: 20103390
GID: 2199; Last update: 23.03.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Vibration treatment in cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled pilot study
In this 6-month trial, twenty children with cerebral palsy (age 6.2 to 12.3 years; 6 girls) were randomized to either continue their school physiotherapy program unchanged or to receive 9 minutes of side-altern weiter...
Author: Ruck J, Chabot G, Rauch F
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2010; 10(1): 77-83, PMID: 20190383
GID: 2173; Last update: 11.03.2010
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Research Studies (2009)
BACKGROUND: Kinetic analyses of the neuromuscular system have become an important part in the diagnostics of metabolic bone disorders in pediatrics because of the relevance of the "Functional Muscle-Bone Unit". weiter...
Author: Fricke O, Stabrey A, Tutlewski B, Schoenau E
Source: Klin Padiatr., 2009; 221(7): 436-9, PMID: 20013567
GID: 2156; Last update: 13.01.2010
Research Studies (2010)
Voluntary activation of the ankle plantar flexors following whole-body vibration
This study investigated the effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) on the voluntary activation of the ankle plantar flexors. Twelve healthy young adults were randomly exposed to two treatments on separate occasio weiter...
Author: Pellegrini MJ, Lythgo ND, Morgan DL, Galea MP
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol., 2010; 108(5): 927-34, PMID: 19946699
Keywords: Muscle Activation, EMG, Isokinetic
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GID: 2148; Last update: 12.01.2010
Research Studies (2006)
Building a Better Understanding of Basic Mechanical Principles Through Analysis of the Vertical Jump
An understanding of the basic mechanical principles governing movement is essential for the development of training programs, performance improvement, and injury prevention. The goal of this article is to revie weiter...
Author: Reiser RF, Rocheford EC, Armstrong CJ
Source: Strength and conditioning journal, 2006; 28(4): 70-80
GID: 2135; Last update: 05.01.2010
Research Studies (2009)
EFFECT OF SPORT ACTIVITY ON COUNTER MOVEMENT JUMP PARAMETERS IN JUVENILE STUDENTS
INTRODUCTION: The counter movement jump (CMJ) is a commonly used method in performance diagnostics to measure leg power (Frick et al., 1991). The use of arm movements during jumping can increase the release ve weiter...
Author: Richter A, Lang D, Strutzenberger G, Schwameder H
Source: ISBS, Conference Proceedings Archive, 27 International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (2009), 2009;
GID: 2124; Last update: 28.12.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
We report that vibration training can imrpove bone architecture in 2 adults with Pompe disease with osteopenia and ambulatory disability. weiter...
Author: Khan Q, Boyd S, Ramage B, Robu I, McNeil C, Hanley D, Casey R
Source: 2009;
Keywords: Bone Parameters, Pompe, Bone Mass, Bione Quality
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GID: 2107; Last update: 18.12.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Changes in muscle mass and strength after menopause
Menopause is associated with a natural decline in estrogen, that increases visceral fat mass, decreases bone mass density, muscle mass, and strength. This review will examine the role of menopause transition an weiter...
Author: Maltais ML, Desroches J, Dionne IJ
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2009; 9(4): 186-97, PMID: 19949277
GID: 2108; Last update: 18.12.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Skeletal geometry and indices of bone strength in artistic gymnasts
This review addresses bone geometry and indices of skeletal strength associated with exposure to gymnastic loading during growth. A brief background characterizes artistic gymnastics as a mechanical loading mod weiter...
Author: Dowthwaite JN, Scerpella TA
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2009; 9(4): 198-214, PMID: 19949278
GID: 2109; Last update: 18.12.2009
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Research Studies (2010)
Frequency and amplitude determine the training load of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise and thereby possible neuromuscular adaptations. We investigated the effects of amplitude and frequency of a single bout weiter...
Author: Gerodimos V, Zafeiridis A, Karatrantou K, Vasilopoulou T, Chanou K, Pispirikou E
Source: J Sci Med Sport, 2010; 13(4): 438-43, PMID: 19853506
Keywords: Flexibility, Amplitudes, Frequencies, Frequncyrange, Streching
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GID: 2095; Last update: 07.12.2009
Research Studies (2010)
Acute whole-body vibration elicits post-activation potentiation.
Whole-body vibration (WBV) leads to a rapid increase in intra-muscular temperature and enhances muscle power. The power-enhancing effects by WBV can, at least in part, be explained by intra-muscular temperature weiter...
Author: Cochrane DJ, Stannard SR, Firth EC, Rittweger J
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol, 2010; 108(2): 311-9, PMID: 19795130
Keywords: RFD, Rate of Force Development, Force, Warm-Up
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GID: 2098; Last update: 07.12.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Resistive vibration exercise reduces lower limb muscle atrophy during 56-day bed-rest
Objectives: The current study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a resistive vibration exercise countermeasure during prolonged bed-rest in preventing lower-limb muscle atrophy. Methods: 20 male subjects und weiter...
Author: Belavý DL, Miokovic T, Armbrecht G, Rittweger J, Felsenberg D
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2009; 9(4): 225-35, PMID: 19949280
Keywords: BBR, Galileo Space
GID: 2083; Last update: 03.12.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Objective: To investigate whether athletic participation allows master athletes to preserve their good bone health into old age. Methods: Bone strength indicators of the tibia and the radius were obtained of ma weiter...
Author: Wilks DC, Winwood K, Gilliver SF, Kwiet A, Sun LW, Gutwasser C, Ferretti JL, Sargeant AJ, Felsenberg D, Rittweger J
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2009; 9(4): 236-46, PMID: 19949281
Keywords: Master Athletes
GID: 2084; Last update: 03.12.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Objectives: To compare the skeletal benefits associated with gymnastics between ulna and radius. Methods: 19 retired artistic gymnasts, aged 18-36 years, were compared to 24 sedentary women. Bone mineral conten weiter...
Author: Ducher G, Hill BL, Angeli T, Bass SL, Eser P
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2009; 9(4): 247-55, PMID: 19949282
GID: 2085; Last update: 03.12.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Age comparisons of bone density and geometry in men
Objectives: The purposes of this study were to examine tibia bone density and geometry in young and middle aged men, and to explore relationships between pQCT- and DXA-derived body composition variables. Method weiter...
Author: Sherk VD, Karabulut M, Bemben MG, Bemben DA
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2009; 9(4): 256-62, PMID: 19949283
GID: 2086; Last update: 03.12.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
We describe the use of peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT) to identify musculoskeletal responses to partial body-weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) in incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) weiter...
Author: Coupaud S, Jack LP, Hunt KJ, Allan DB
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2009; 9(4): 288-97, PMID: 19949287
GID: 2087; Last update: 03.12.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Objectives: To determine the relationship between maximum power relative to body weight (Pmax-rel) and the aging process, and to indicate the target values of improvement of motor function in Japanese individua weiter...
Author: Tsubaki A, Kubo M, Kobayashi R, Jigami H, Takahashi HE
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2009; 9(4): 263-7, PMID: 19949284
Keywords: Leonardo Normative Data
GID: 2082; Last update: 02.12.2009
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Research Studies (2005)
Examining the developing skeletal muscle: Why, what and how
This review focuses on methodological concepts in the evaluation of skeletal muscle function, taking into account classical muscle physiology, the developing motor system in children and anthropometric paramete weiter...
Author: Fricke O, Schoenau E
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2005; 5(3): 225-31, PMID: 16172513
GID: 2074; Last update: 25.11.2009
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Research Studies (2007)
The present text deals with the relationship of muscle force and mass to bone mass and geometry in the developing skeleton of children and adolescents. Recent results of the last ten years are discussed with re weiter...
Author: Fricke O, Schoenau E
Source: Growth Horm IGF Res., 2007; 17(1): 1-9, PMID: 17194607
GID: 2076; Last update: 25.11.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Electromyographic Activity During Whole Body Vibration: Motion Artifacts or Strech Reflex Responses?
Introduction: The validity of electromyographic (EMG) data recorded during whole body vibration (WBV) is discussed controversially. Some authors have suggested filtering because of vibration-induced motion art weiter...
Author: Kramer A, Ritzmann R, Gruber M, Gollhofer A, Taube W
Source: ECSS, Oslo, 2009;
GID: 2038; Last update: 16.11.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Spaceflight and bed rest (BR) result in loss of muscle mass and strength. This study evaluated the effectiveness of resistance training and vibration-augmented resistance training to preserve thigh (quadriceps weiter...
Author: Mulder ER, Horstman AM, Stegeman DF, de Haan A, Belavý DL, Miokovic T, Armbrecht G, Felsenberg D, Gerrits KH
Source: J Appl Physiol., 2009; 107(6): 1789-98, PMID: 19797694
Keywords: BBR2
GID: 2013; Last update: 28.10.2009
Research Studies (2002)
Einleitung: Das Skelettsystem unterliegt lebenslang einem regen Umbauprozess, bei dem sich Knochenmasse und -architektur der sich ändernden mechanischen Beanspruchung anpassen. Bei älteren Menschen liegen d weiter...
Author: Kleinmond C
Source: Dissertation, Medizinische Fakultät Charité, FU Berlin, 2002;
Keywords: Knochenmasse, Bone Mass, DXA, Spine,Vuibration Therapy
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GID: 1976; Last update: 08.10.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Der chronische Rückenschmerz ist das Hauptsymptom der postmenopausalen Osteoporose und mindert die Mobilität und Lebensqualität der Patientinnen. Die vorliegende prospektive, pseudorandomisierte Studie verg weiter...
Author: Ullrich H
Source: Dissertation
Dissertation, 2009;
GID: 1982; Last update: 08.10.2009
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Research Studies (2001)
Anhand eines Patientenkollektivs, das in einer Universitätsklinik einer großen mitteleuropäischen Hauptstadt in einem Zeitraum von dreieinhalb Jahren zur Knochendichtemessung überwiesen wurde, sollte ein kl weiter...
Author: Valentine SM
Source: Dissertation, 2001;
GID: 1983; Last update: 08.10.2009
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Research Studies (2006)
Studienziel war die Auswirkungen von erschöpfendem Ganzkörpervibrationstraining auf das neuromuskuläre System gesunder Probanden explorativ zu erforschen und mit normalem Training mit Kniebeugen zu vergleich weiter...
Author: Mutschelknauss M
Source: Dissertation, 2006;
Keywords: Squats, exhaustion, stretch-reflex
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GID: 1977; Last update: 08.10.2009
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Research Studies (2006)
Die Voraussagekraft eines einzelnen Risikofaktors für das Vorhandensein einer Osteoporose ist relativ gering. Die Bemühungen zur Erstellung eines Risikoscores, der eine bestimmte Konstellation von Risikofakto weiter...
Author: Degner C
Source: Dissertation, 2006;
GID: 1981; Last update: 08.10.2009
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Research Studies (2006)
Der positive Einfluss von gonadalen Steroiden auf die Knochenmasse ist längst belegt. Bei einem im Wachstumsalter supraphysiologischen Sekretionsniveau (z.B. bei prämaturer Pubarche) können adrenale Androgen weiter...
Author: Boye KR
Source: Dissertation, 2006;
GID: 1980; Last update: 08.10.2009
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Research Studies (2008)
Die Zielsetzung dieser Arbeit war die Überprüfung der Richtigkeit der Berechnung der Biegesteifigkeit peripherer Knochen mittels pQCT Messung und deren dichtebasierte Berechnung des Flächenträgheitsmomentes weiter...
Author: Beller GR
Source: Dissertation, 2008;
GID: 1974; Last update: 07.10.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Bone Loss and Recovery following prolonged microgravity exposure
Author: Fard-Shirazi Y, Kupke JS, Lucas MW, Greene ES, Swift JM, Thomson JV, Schepp BD, Bloomfield SA, Hogan HA
Source: ASBMR, 2009;
GID: 1955; Last update: 24.09.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Side-alternating vibration training (SAVT) was used for 15 weeks in a patient with Late-onset Pompe disease who had never used enzyme replacement or chaperone therapy. Prior to the use of SAVT, the patient had weiter...
Author: Khan A, Ramage B, Robu I, Benard L
Source: Case Report Med., 2009; 2009: 741087, PMID: 19710926
GID: 1953; Last update: 23.09.2009
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Research Studies (2008)
BACKGROUND: Soft drinks are thought to displace milk in diets of children and adolescents and therefore might affect variables of bone modeling and remodeling. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the association between lon weiter...
Author: Libuda L, Alexy U, Remer T, Stehle P, Schoenau E, Kersting M
Source: Am J Clin Nutr., 2008; 88(6): 1670-7, PMID: 19064530
GID: 1941; Last update: 22.09.2009
Research Studies (2009)
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypotheses that 1) 14-days of immobilization of young healthy subjects using a 6 degrees -"head-down-tilt-bed-rest"-model (6 degrees -HDT) would reduce cartilage thickness in the knee a weiter...
Author: Liphardt AM, Mündermann A, Koo S, Bäcker N, Andriacchi TP, Zange J, Mester J, Heer M
Source: Osteoarthritis Cartilage., 2009; (17): 1598 - 1603, PMID: 19747585
GID: 1943; Last update: 22.09.2009
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Research Studies (2008)
The acute effect of vibration exercise on concentric muscular characteristics
This study was designed to compare the acute effect of vibration exercise with a concentric-only activity (arm cranking) on concentric-only muscle action using an upper body isoinertial exercise. Twelve healthy weiter...
Author: Cochrane DJ, Stannard SR, Walmsely A, Firth EC
Source: J Sci Med Sport., 2008; 11(6): 527-34, PMID: 17714990
Keywords: Galileo Dumbbell, Galileo Hantel, Vibrationshante, vibrating Dumbbell, Galileo Mano, WarmUp
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GID: 1945; Last update: 22.09.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Prescribing exercise based on intensity, frequency, and duration of loading may maximize osteogenic responses in bone, but a model of the osteogenic potential of exercise has not been established in humans. In weiter...
Author: Lester ME, Urso ML, Evans RK, Pierce JR, Spiering BA, Maresh CM, Hatfield DL, Kraemer WJ, Nindl BC
Source: Bone., 2009; 45(4): 768-76, PMID: 19520194
GID: 1923; Last update: 07.09.2009
Research Studies (2009)
BACKGROUND: Female gymnasts frequently present with overt signs of hypoestrogenism, such as late menarche or menstrual dysfunction. The objective was to investigate the impact of history of amenorrhoea on the e weiter...
Author: Ducher G, Eser P, Hill B, Bass S
Source: Bone., 2009; 45(4): 760-7, PMID: 19573632
GID: 1922; Last update: 07.09.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Correlation of pQCT bone strength index with mechanical testing in distraction osteogenesis
Distraction osteogenesis is an established method of treatment of non-unions and limb length discrepancies. Despite improvements in surgical techniques and fixation devices there is still a considerable possibi weiter...
Author: Kokoroghiannis C, Charopoulos I, Lyritis G, Raptou P, Karachalios T, Papaioannou N
Source: Bone., 2009; 45(3): 512-6, PMID: 19497394
GID: 1926; Last update: 07.09.2009
Research Studies (2006)
In a population-based cross-sectional study, we examined effects of sex and age on bone microstructure at the wrist using high-resolution 3-D pQCT. Compared with women, men had thicker trabeculae in young adult weiter...
Author: Khosla S, Riggs BL, Atkinson EJ, Oberg AL, McDaniel LJ, Holets M, Peterson JM, Melton LJ 3rd
Source: J Bone Miner Res., 2006; 21(1): 124-31, PMID: 16355281
GID: 1938; Last update: 07.09.2009
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Research Studies (2007)
Metaanalyse zur Veränderung der Leistungsfähigkeit durch Vibrationstraining
Problemstellung: Inwiefern können durch Vibrationstraining positive Veränderungen der Leistungsfähigkeit erzielt werden. Methode: In der Metaanalyse wurden Studien eingeschlossen, die zwischen den Jahren 9 weiter...
Author: Baur C
Source: Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin, 2007;
GID: 1900; Last update: 24.08.2009
Research Studies (2009)
(English) Background: The diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee is becoming more common as life expectancy increases. Strength training has been proven to be an effective treatment. The aim of the present weiter...
Author: Rapp W, Boeer J, Albrich C, Heitkamp HC
Source: Akt Rheumatol, 2009; 34/4: 240-245
Keywords: Osteoarthritis, isometric force, pain
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GID: 1886; Last update: 07.08.2009
Research Studies (2004)
Muscle mass during childhood--relationship to skeletal development
Bone densitometric data often are difficult to interpret in children and adolescents because of large inter- and intraindividual variations in bone size. Here, we propose a functional approach to bone densitome weiter...
Author: Schoenau E, Neu MC, Manz F
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2004; 4(1): 105-8, PMID: 15615084
GID: 1852; Last update: 27.07.2009
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Research Studies (2008)
Researchers conducting longitudinal studies face challenges as technology evolves and data collection equipment is upgraded from older to newer models. In this study, we report precision error and associations weiter...
Author: Koenig C, Wey H, Binkley T.
Source: J Clin Densitom., 2008; Oct-Dec;11(4):: 575-80, PMID: 18715808
GID: 1846; Last update: 27.07.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Assessment of material, structural, and functional properties of the human skeleton by pQCT systems
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) systems measure bone parameters noninvasively using low radiation doses. This limits image resolution but is practical for the diagnosis and quantitative monit weiter...
Author: Roldán EJ, Bogado CE
Source: Curr Osteoporos Rep., 2009; 7(2): 37-41, PMID: 19631026
GID: 1844; Last update: 27.07.2009
Research Studies (2008)
To evaluate the loss of trabecular and cortical bone mineral density (BMD) and geometric parameters of bone strength expressed by stress-strain index (SSI) in the proximal and distal forearm and the alterations weiter...
Author: Lazoura O, Groumas N, Antoniadou E, Papadaki PJ, Papadimitriou A, Thriskos P, Fezoulidis I, Vlychou M.
Source: J Clin Densitom., 2008; 11(4):: 511-7, PMID: 18639477
GID: 1837; Last update: 21.07.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Muscle performance, body composition and bone mass at the lumbar spine and proximal femur with DXA, structural traits at the tibia and radius with pQCT, and biomarkers of bone metabolism were assessed at baseli weiter...
Author: Uusi-Rasi K, Sievanen H, Kannus P, Pasanen M, Kukkonen-Harjula K, Fogelholm M
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2009; 9(2): 72-80, PMID: 19516082
GID: 1836; Last update: 21.07.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Fitness efficacy of vibratory exercise compared to walking in postmenopausal women
In this study, we compared the efficacy of 8 months of low-frequency vibration and a walk-based program in health-related fitness. Twenty-seven postmenopausal women were randomly assigned into two groups: whole weiter...
Author: Raimundo AM, Gusi N, Tomas-Carus P
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol., 2009; 106(5): 741-8, PMID: 19434420
GID: 1829; Last update: 03.07.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Physical whole-body vibration (WBV) exercises become available at various levels of intensity. In a first series of measurements, we investigated 3-dimensional platform accelerations of three different WBV devi weiter...
Author: Pel JJ, Bagheri J, van Dam LM, van den Berg-Emons HJ, Horemans HL, Stam HJ, van der Steen J
Source: Med Eng Phys., 2009; 31(8): 937-44, PMID: 19523867
GID: 1828; Last update: 03.07.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Variation in upper limb long bone cross-sectional properties may reflect a phenotypically plastic response to habitual loading patterns. Structural differences between limb bones have often been used to infer p weiter...
Author: Shaw CN, Stock JT
Source: Am J Phys Anthropol, 2009; 140(1): 160-72, PMID: 19358297
GID: 1812; Last update: 05.05.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Mobility patterns affect the loads placed on the lower limbs during locomotion and may influence variation in lower limb diaphyseal robusticity and shape. This relationship commonly forms the basis for inferri weiter...
Author: Shaw CN, Stock JT
Source: Am J Phys Anthropol, 2009; 140(1): 149-59, PMID: 19358289
GID: 1811; Last update: 05.05.2009
Research Studies (2007)
Use of whole-body vibration as a mode of warming up before counter movement jump
Letter to the Editor weiter...
Author: Artero EG, España-Romero V, Ortega FB, Jiménez-Pavón D, Carreño-Gálvez F, Ruiz JR, Castillo ÁG, Castillo MJ
Source: Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2007; 6: 574-575
GID: 1806; Last update: 23.04.2009
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Research Studies (2008)
BACKGROUND: Bone changes are a prominent symptom of beta-thalassemias, related to expansion of bone marrow and reduction of bone density. Conventional treatment ameliorates bone changes and improves survival, t weiter...
Author: Ladis V, Raptou P, Rigatou E, Chouliaras G, Galanos A, Korres D, Kattamis C
Source: Pediatr Endocrinol Rev., 2008; 6 Suppl 1: 127-31, PMID: 19360988
GID: 1804; Last update: 16.04.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Long-Term Leisure Time Physical Activity and Properties of Bone: A Twin Study
Abstract Effects of physical activity on bone properties when controlled for genetic effects are not fully understood. We aimed to investigate association between long-term leisure time physical activity (LTPA) weiter...
Author: Ma H, Leskinen T, Alen M, Cheng S, Sipilä S, Heinonen A, Kaprio J, Suominen H, Kujala UM
Source: J Bone Miner Res., 2009; 24/8: 1427-33, PMID: 19335223
GID: 1801; Last update: 16.04.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Mechanical loading is thought to be a determinant of bone mass and geometry. Both ground reaction forces and tibial strains increase with running speed. This study investigates the hypothesis that surrogates of weiter...
Author: Wilks DC, Winwood K, Gilliver SF, Kwiet A, Chatfield M, Michaelis I, Sun LW, Ferretti JL, Sargeant AJ, Felsenberg D, Rittweger J
Source: Bone, 2009; 45(1): 91-7, PMID: 19332164
GID: 1800; Last update: 16.04.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) is increasingly being used to measure bone mineral density (BMD) in both research and clinical practice to monitor BMD changes. Repeated measurements in long-t weiter...
Author: Sun L, Beller G, Felsenberg D
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2009; 9(1): 18-24, PMID: 19240364
GID: 1798; Last update: 15.04.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Muscle indices do not fully account for enhanced upper extremity bone mass and strength in gymnasts
OBJECTIVES: Muscular forces are an important determinant of bone strength, but bone may also adapt to non-muscular loading. We tested the hypothesis that loads associated with childhood gymnastics yield high ar weiter...
Author: Dowthwaite JN, Kanaley JA, Spadaro JA, Hickman RM, Scerpella TA
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2009; 9(1): 2-14, PMID: 19240362
GID: 1797; Last update: 15.04.2009
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Research Studies (2009)
Pelvic floor stimulation: what are the good vibrations
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine if two different whole body vibration, sinusoidal vibration (SV) and stochastic resonance vibration (SRV), using various intensities lead to a reactive activati weiter...
Author: Lauper M, Kuhn A, Gerber R, Luginbühl H, Radlinger L
Source: Neurourol Urodyn., 2009; 28(5): 405-10, PMID: 19283866
Keywords: EMG Data: Galileo vs. Zeptor SRT
GID: 1739; Last update: 17.03.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Skeletal Muscle and Mortality Results From the InCHIANTI Study
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass, may not be an isolated process but is associated with an increase in fat mass. The aim of this study was to estimate the mortality risk of sarcopenia weiter...
Author: Cesari M, Pahor M, Lauretani F, Zamboni V, Bandinelli S, Bernabei R, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L
Source: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci., 2009; 64(3): 377-84, PMID: 19181709
GID: 1737; Last update: 17.03.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Evaluation of pharmaceuticals with a novel 50-hour animal model of bone loss
Osteoporosis remains a major public health problem through its associated fragility fractures. Several animal models for the study of osteoporotic bone loss, such as ovariectomy (OVX) and denervation, require s weiter...
Author: Tomimori Y, Mori K, Koide M, Nakamichi Y, Ninomiya T, Udagawa N, Yasuda H
Source: J Bone Miner Res., 2009; 24(7): 1194-205, PMID: 19257825
GID: 1735; Last update: 17.03.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Recovery of muscle atrophy and bone loss from 90 days bed rest: results from a one-year follow-up
Earlier studies found the recovery of bone loss after clinical immobilization to be incomplete. It has been argued that this is due to the human skeleton"s inability to accrue bone mass once peak bone mass has weiter...
Author: Rittweger J, Felsenberg D
Source: Bone., 2009; 44(2): 214-24, PMID: 19022418
Keywords: BedRest
GID: 1734; Last update: 16.03.2009
Research Studies (2008)
Bone structure of weight-bearing proximal femur and tibia was examined among the Finnish world-class moguls skiers and slalom skiers. We hypothesized that these bones, during typical sport-specific performance, weiter...
Author: Nikander R, Sievänen H, Heinonen A, Karstila T, Kannus P
Source: Scand J Med Sci Sports., 2008; 18(2): 145-53, PMID: 18067528
GID: 1733; Last update: 16.03.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Although quantitative computed tomography (QCT) is considered the gold standard for in vivo densitometry, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans assess larger bone regions and are more appropriate for ped weiter...
Author: Dowthwaite JN, Hickman RM, Kanaley JA, Ploutz-Snyder RJ, Spadaro JA, Scerpella TA
Source: J Clin Densitom., 2009; 12(1): 42-53, PMID: 19084448
GID: 1732; Last update: 12.03.2009
Research Studies (2009)
SUMMARY: Our goal was to assess mineral density and geometry of the cortex at the level of the forearm in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis, using peripheral quantitative computed tomography. We weiter...
Author: Louis O, Clerinx P, Gies I, De Wachter E, De Schepper J
Source: Osteoporos Int., 2009; 20(2): 309-14, PMID: 18536951
Keywords: cystic fibrosis
bone geometry
cortical thickness
GID: 1729; Last update: 18.02.2009
Research Studies (2008)
Body composition, volumetric and areal bone parameters in male-to-female transsexual persons
CONTEXT: Male-to-female (M-->F) transsexual persons undergo extreme changes in gonadal hormone concentrations, both by pharmacological and surgical interventions. Given the importance of sex steroids for develo weiter...
Author: Lapauw B, Taes Y, Simoens S, Van Caenegem E, Weyers S, Goemaere S, Toye K, Kaufman JM, T"Sjoen GG
Source: Bone., 2008; 43(6): 1016-21, PMID: 18835591
Keywords: transsexual, body composition, bone size
GID: 1727; Last update: 18.02.2009
Research Studies (2009)
SUMMARY: We have produced paediatric reference data for forearm sites using the Stratec XCT-2000 peripheral quantitative computed tomography scanner. These data are intended for clinical and research use and w weiter...
Author: Ashby RL, Ward KA, Roberts SA, Edwards L, Mughal MZ, Adams JE
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2009; 20(8): 1337-46, PMID: 19066709
GID: 1726; Last update: 17.02.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Beta-adrenergic blockade and leptin replacement effectively mitigate disuse bone loss
Our objective was to test effects of beta-adrenergic blockade on hindlimb unloading (HU)-induced bone loss and serum leptin and to compare these responses with those observed with leptin replacement. Adult male weiter...
Author: Baek K, Bloomfield SA
Source: J Bone Miner Res., 2009; 24(5): 792-9, PMID: 19113907
GID: 1725; Last update: 17.02.2009
Research Studies (2009)
This study investigates determinants of peak bone mass (PBM) in healthy men, focusing on effects and interactions of parameters reflecting mechanical loading and sex steroids. Healthy male siblings (n = 677; 2 weiter...
Author: Lapauw BM, Taes Y, Bogaert V, Vanbillemont G, Goemaere S, Zmierczak HG, De Bacquer D, Kaufman JM
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2009; 24(6): 1075-85, PMID: 19113912
GID: 1724; Last update: 17.02.2009
Research Studies (2009)
INTRODUCTION: Lower leg bowing with tibial pseudarthrosis is associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The objective of the study is to determine if the geometry of the lower limb in individuals with neur weiter...
Author: Stevenson DA, Viskochil DH, Carey JC, Slater H, Murray M, Sheng X, D"Astous J, Hanson H, Schorry E, Moyer-Mileur LJ
Source: Bone, 2009; 44(4): 585-9, PMID: 19118659
GID: 1722; Last update: 17.02.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Immobilization-induced bone loss is usually greater in the epiphyses than in the diaphyses. The larger fraction of trabecular bone in the epiphyses than in the diaphyses offers an intuitive explanation to acco weiter...
Author: Rittweger J, Simunic B, Bilancio G, De Santo NG, Cirillo M, Biolo G, Pisot R, Eiken O, Mekjavic IB, Narici M
Source: Bone, 2009; 44(4): 612-8, PMID: 19168165
Keywords: BedRest
GID: 1716; Last update: 17.02.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Whole body vibration does not potentiate the stretch reflex
Whole body vibration (WBV) is theorized to enhance neural potentiation of the stretch reflex. The purpose of this study was to determine if WBV affects the quadriceps reflex from a patellar tendon tap. Subjects weiter...
Author: Hopkins JT, Fredericks D, Guyon PW, Parker S, Gage M, Feland JB, Hunter I
Source: Int J Sports Med., 2009; 30(2): 124-9, PMID: 18773376
GID: 1715; Last update: 17.02.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Acute enhancement of lower-extremity dynamic strength and flexibility with whole-body vibration
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the acute effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on muscular strength, flexibility, and heart rate (HR). Twenty adults (10 men, 10 women) untrained to WBV partici weiter...
Author: Jacobs PL, Burns P
Source: J Strength Cond Res., 2009; 23(1): 51-7, PMID: 18824930
Keywords: Warm Up - Galileo vs. Cycling
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GID: 1713; Last update: 17.02.2009
Research Studies (2009)
The main purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of acute whole body vibration (WBV) on recovery following a 3 km time trial (3 km TT) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) (8 x 400 m). Po weiter...
Author: Edge J, Mündel T, Weir K, Cochrane DJ
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol., 2009; 105(3): 421-8, PMID: 19011891
Keywords: Creatine Kinase, Exhaustive Training
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GID: 1709; Last update: 17.02.2009
Research Studies (2008)
Ankle Flexors Produce Peak Torque at Longer Muscle Lengths after Whole-Body Vibration
INTRODUCTION:: Whole-body vibration (WBV) has become a popular training method in recent years. This study investigated the effect of WBV on the length-tension relationship of the ankle dorsi- and plantarflexor weiter...
Author: Kemertzis MA, Lythgo ND, Morgan DL, Galea MP
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc., 2008; 1977-1983, PMID: 18845976
Keywords: Range of Motion, Length at maximum torque
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GID: 1712; Last update: 17.02.2009
Research Studies (2009)
Whole-body vibration dosage alters leg blood flow
The effect of whole-body vibration dosage on leg blood flow was investigated. Nine healthy young adult males completed a set of 14 random vibration and non-vibration exercise bouts whilst squatting on a Galileo weiter...
Author: Lythgo N, Eser P, de Groot P, Galea M
Source: Clin Physiol Funct Imaging., 2009; 29(1): 53-9, PMID: 19125731
Keywords: Durchblutung, blod-flow
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GID: 1703; Last update: 16.02.2009
Research Studies (2007)
Muscle atrophy and neuromuscular de-conditioning occur in response to space flight and bed-rest. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of flywheel training to conserve jumping power and height during 90 d weiter...
Author: Rittweger J, Felsenberg D, Maganaris C, Ferretti JL
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol., 2007; 100(4): 427-36, PMID: 17406887
Keywords: BBR, Berlin BedRest Study, ESA, Galileo Space
GID: 1776; Last update: 06.02.2009
Research Studies (2008)
The effect of bed rest and an exercise countermeasure on leg venous function
This study was performed to assess the effect of resistive vibration exercise during bed rest deconditioning on venous vascular dimension and function, as measured with ultrasound in the popliteal vein. Sixteen weiter...