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Research Studies (2014)

In the unloaded lower leg, vibration extrudes venous blood out of the calf muscles probably by direct acceleration and without arterial vasodilation.

PURPOSE: During vibration of the whole unloaded lower leg, effects on capillary blood content and blood oxygenation were measured in the calf muscle. The hypotheses predicted extrusion of venous blood by a to weiter...

Author: Zange J, Molitor S, Illbruck A, Muller K, Schonau E, Kohl-Bareis M, Rittweger J
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol, 2014; 114(5): 1005-12, PMID: 24504654
GID: 6099; Last update: 25.11.2023
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2023)

Whole – body vibration training for children with neurological disabilities: a meta – analysis

Background . Over the years, the concern over bone health deterioration in children with Neurological Disabilities (ND) has caught the interest of the research community. As the current traditional exercise met weiter...

Author: Guo L, Chang M, Chang M, Lan Z, Li S
Source: Kinesiology, 2023; 55(1): 162-173
Keywords: Bone Mass, BMD
GID: 6101; Last update: 25.11.2023
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2023)

Handbuch für Vibrationstrainign & Vibrationstherapie

Vorstellung verschiedener praktischer Aspekte des Vibrationstrainings. Überbrückt die Kluft zwischen Bewegung, Physiologie und klinischer Anwendung. Untersucht die Anwendung der Vibrationstherapie Über dies 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 978-3-031-13620-7, 2023;
GID: 6102; Last update: 25.11.2023
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2023)

Quantifying bone strength deficits in young adults born extremely preterm or extremely low birthweight.

The long-term bone health of young adults born extremely preterm (EP; <28 weeks" gestation) or extremely low birth weight (ELBW; <1000 g birth weight) in the post-surfactant era (since the early 1990s) is unc weiter...

Author: T D, Robinson DL, Doyle LW, Lee P, Je O, A K, Jly C, Wark JD
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2023; (): , PMID: 37850817
GID: 6079; Last update: 24.10.2023

Scientific Publications (2023)

Sarcopenia in long-term survivors of cancer in childhood and adolescence: A cross-sectional study of calf muscle mass by peripheral quantitative computed tomography with an examination of the muscle-bone unit.

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia, a loss of systemic skeletal muscle mass (SMM), is prevalent in childhood cancer survivors and often accompanied by increased fat mass (sarcopenic obesity [SO]). We examined whether cal weiter...

Author: Guolla L, Barr R, Jaworski M, Farncombe T, Gordon C
Source: Pediatr Blood Cancer, 2023; (): e30705, PMID: 37807928
GID: 6078; Last update: 17.10.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Jumping Mechanography: Reference Centiles in Childhood and Introduction of the Nerve-Muscle Index to Quantify Motor Efficiency.

Jumping mechanography provides robust motor function indicators among children. The study aim was to develop centiles for the single 2-leg jump (S2LJ) in German children and adolescents and to identify differ weiter...

Author: Martakis K, Alexy U, Stark C, Hahn A, Rawer R, Duran I, Schonau E
Source: J Clin Med, 2023; 12(18): , PMID: 37762925
GID: 6072; Last update: 09.10.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Associations Between Aldosterone-Renin-Ratio and Bone Parameters Derived from Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography and Impact Microindentation in Men.

Components of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) are present on bone cells. One measure of RAAS activity, the aldosterone-renin-ratio (ARR), is used to screen for primary aldosteronism. Associati weiter...

Author: Holloway-Kew KL, Anderson KB, Rufus-Membere P, Tembo MC, Sui SX, Hyde NK, Kotowicz MA, Gwini SM, Yang J, Diez-Perez A, Henneberg M, Liao WH, Pasco JA
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2023; 113(5): 496-510, PMID: 37690031
GID: 6062; Last update: 12.09.2023

Fundamental Studies (2023)

Comparing the Healing Abilities of Fluorapatite and Hydroxyapatite Ceramics in Regenerating Bone Tissue: An In Vivo Study.

Some reports in the literature show the advantages of fluoride-containing apatite ceramics over hydroxyapatite (HAP), at least in some aspects. While HAP has been used extensively in the treatment of bone def weiter...

Author: Borkowski L, Jojczuk M, Belcarz A, Pawlowska-Olszewska M, Kruk-Bachonko J, Radzki R, Bienko M, Slowik T, Lubek T, Nogalski A, Ginalska G
Source: Materials (Basel), 2023; 16(17): , PMID: 37687681
GID: 6063; Last update: 12.09.2023

Research Studies (2020)

Differences in Bone Strength Indices between Trained Male and Female Athletes Competing in the Same Sport: A pQCT Study

Up to 10% of sport injuries are attributed to acute fractures. Reports indicate that females may be more susceptible to certain types of skeletal injuries when compared to males. In sedentary populations, diffe weiter...

Author: Brett D. Bruininks, Tim P. Mead, Amanda J. Smock, Maggie Vancil, Paul F. Mellick
Source: Journal of Exercise Physiology online, 2020; 23 (4): 70-87
GID: 6055; Last update: 30.08.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Site specific differences in vBMD and geometry in postmenopausal women with primary hyperparathyroidism.

PURPOSE: Primary Hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is associated with catabolic effects at both trabecular and cortical bone. Mechanical loading is one of the most important natural anabolic stimuli for bone at all weiter...

Author: Karlafti E, Dontas I, Lambrinoudaki I, Vlamis I, Lampropoulou-Adamidou K, Makris K, Trifonidi I, Galanos A, Trovas G, Chronopoulos E, Tournis S
Source: Endocrine, 2023; (): , PMID: 37597095
GID: 6046; Last update: 28.08.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Jump Power Predicts Fracture Risk in Older Adults Independent of Sarcopenia and FRAX.

Low countermovement jump power is associated with prevalent fracture, osteoporosis, and sarcopenia in older adults. However, whether jump power predicts incident fracture risk remains uninvestigated. Data of weiter...

Author: Hong N, Burm SW, Kim HC, Kim CO, Rhee Y
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2023; 38(7): 958-967, PMID: 37191218
GID: 6032; Last update: 30.06.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Effect of Whole-Body Vibration Exercise on Hamstrings-to-Quadriceps Ratio, Walking Performance, and Postural Control in Children With Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercises combined with traditional physiotherapy on the hamstrings-to-quadriceps (H:Q) ratio, walking ability, weiter...

Author: Hegazy RG, Abdel-Aziem AA
Source: J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 2023; 45(9): 660-670, PMID: 37318391
GID: 6010; Last update: 20.06.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Variation in the fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) gene associates with serum FGF23 and bone strength in infants.

Introduction: The effects of genetic variation in fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) are unclear. This study explores the associations of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of FGF23 with phosphate and vi weiter...

Author: Enlund-Cerullo M, Holmlund-Suila E, Valkama S, Hauta-Alus H, Rosendahl J, Andersson S, Pekkinen M, Makitie O
Source: Front Genet, 2023; 14(): 1192368, PMID: 37284066
GID: 6009; Last update: 12.06.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Associations between long-term exercise participation and lower limb joint and whole-bone geometry in young and older adults.

Introduction: Features of lower limb bone geometry are associated with movement kinematics and clinical outcomes including fractures and osteoarthritis. Therefore, it is important to identify their determinan weiter...

Author: Scorcelletti M, Zange J, Bocker J, Sies W, Lau P, Mittag U, Reeves ND, Ireland A, Rittweger J
Source: Front Physiol, 2023; 14(): 1150562, PMID: 37250122
GID: 6007; Last update: 06.06.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Effects of Sensorimotor Training on Transversus Abdominis Activation in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients.

(1) Background: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effect of sensorimotor training on transversus abdominis activation. (2) Methods: Seventy-five patients with chronic low back pain were weiter...

Author: Marchand F, Laudner K, Delank KS, Schwesig R, Steinmetz A
Source: J Pers Med, 2023; 13(5): , PMID: 37240987
GID: 6001; Last update: 30.05.2023

Fundamental Studies (2023)

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration and Manually Assisted Locomotor Therapy on Neurotrophin-3 Expression and Microglia/Macrophage Mobilization Following Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury in Rats.

Microglial cells play an important role in neuroinflammation and secondary damages after spinal cord injury (SCI). Progressive microglia/macrophage inflammation along the entire spinal axis follows SCI, and v weiter...

Author: Schaufler D, Manthou ME, Theotokis P, Rink-Notzon S, Angelov DN
Source: Curr Issues Mol Biol, 2023; 45(4): 3238-3254, PMID: 37185735
GID: 5994; Last update: 16.05.2023

Scientific Publications (2019)

Estimation of Peak Muscle Power From a Countermovement Vertical Jump in Children and Adolescents.

Several equations to predict muscle power (MP) from vertical jump height (VJH) have been developed in adults. However, few have been derived in children. We therefore aimed to: (a) evaluate the validity of e weiter...

Author: Gomez-Bruton A, Gabel L, Nettlefold L, Macdonald H, Race D, McKay H
Source: J Strength Cond Res, 2019; 33(2): 390-398, PMID: 28570492
GID: 5989; Last update: 11.05.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Increase of jump performance during GH treatment in short children born SGA.

BACKGROUND: Short children born small for gestational age (SGA) often have low muscle mass. Studies on maximal isometric grip-force (MIGF) observed lower muscle strength in these children. In contrast to MIGF weiter...

Author: Schweizer R, Martin DD, Binder G
Source: Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2023; 14(): 1122287, PMID: 37143735
GID: 5983; Last update: 08.05.2023

Research Studies (2021)

Efficacy of Creatine Supplementation and Resistance Training on Area and Density of Bone and Muscle in Older Adults.

PURPOSE: To examine the efficacy of creatine (Cr) supplementation and any sex differences during supervised whole-body resistance training (RT) on properties of bone and muscle in older adults. METHODS: Seven weiter...

Author: Candow DG, Chilibeck PD, Gordon JJ, Kontulainen S
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2021; 53(11): 2388-2395, PMID: 34107512
GID: 5973; Last update: 05.05.2023

Research Studies (2020)

Skeletal Muscle Density and Cognitive Function: A Cross-Sectional Study in Men.

We aimed to investigate cross-sectional associations between skeletal muscle density, a proxy measure for fatty infiltration into muscle, and cognition. Contributions from body fat mass, systemic inflammation weiter...

Author: Sui SX, Williams LJ, Holloway-Kew KL, Hyde NK, Anderson KB, Tembo MC, Addinsall AB, Leach S, Pasco JA
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2020; 108(2): 165-175, PMID: 32984908
GID: 5974; Last update: 05.05.2023

Research Studies (2015)

Muscle Density and Bone Quality of the Distal Lower Extremity Among Individuals with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.

BACKGROUND: Understanding the related fates of muscle density and bone quality after chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) is an important initial step in determining endocrine-metabolic risk. OBJECTIVE: To examin weiter...

Author: Gibbs JC, Craven BC, Moore C, Thabane L, Adachi JD, Giangregorio LM
Source: Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2015; 21(4): 282-93, PMID: 26689693
GID: 5976; Last update: 05.05.2023

Research Studies (2022)

Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of 12-week side-to-side vibration therapy in children and adolescents with congenital myopathy in New Zealand.

This pilot study explored the feasibility and effectiveness of vibration therapy (VT) on muscle and bone health, motor performance, and respiratory function in patients with congenital myopathy (CM). Eleven p weiter...

Author: Adaikina A, Derraik JGB, Power LC, Grady GO, Munns CF, Hofman PL, Gusso S
Source: Neuromuscul Disord, 2022; 32(10): 820-828, PMID: 35973877
GID: 5971; Last update: 04.05.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Whole-Body Vibration Exercise Improves the Functionality in Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review.

BACKGROUND: Menopause is a natural phase in a woman"s aging process. Menopause leads to the decrease of the estrogen levels, and in consequence the functionality worsening. Physical exercise can improve the f weiter...

Author: Guedes De Aguiar EO, Moreira Marconi E, Monteiro-Oliveira BB, Gomes-Santos AC, Coelho Oliveira AC, Paineiras-Domingos LL, Sa-Caputo DC, Bernardo Filho M
Source: Iran J Public Health, 2023; 52(3): 476-487, PMID: 37124907
GID: 5964; Last update: 02.05.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Effects of whole-body vibration training with different frequencies on the balance ability of the older adults: a network meta-analysis.

Purpose: To compare the effects of whole-body vibration training (WBVT) with different frequencies on the balance ability of older adults. Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the WBVT intervention weiter...

Author: Liu P, Li Y, Xiao Y, Li D, Liu L, Ma Y, Zheng W
Source: Front Physiol, 2023; 14(): 1153163, PMID: 37123276
GID: 5965; Last update: 02.05.2023

Scientific Publications (2023)

Editorial: Physical activity and fitness for the prevention and management of bone diseases.

Author: Ubago-Guisado E, Jurimae J, Gracia-Marco L
Source: Front Physiol, 2023; 14(): 1185201, PMID: 37123259
GID: 5968; Last update: 02.05.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Relationship between Football-Specific Training Characteristics and Tibial Bone Adaptation in Male Academy Football Players.

We examined the relationship between football-specific training and changes in bone structural properties across a 12-week period in 15 male football players aged 16 years (Mean +/- 1 SD = 16.6 +/- 0.3 years) weiter...

Author: Varley I, Sale C, Greeves JP, Morris JG, Sunderland C, Saward C
Source: Sports (Basel), 2023; 11(4): , PMID: 37104160
GID: 5969; Last update: 02.05.2023

Research Studies (2010)

Effects of sex, race, and puberty on cortical bone and the functional muscle bone unit in children, adolescents, and young adults.

CONTEXT: Sex and race differences in bone development are associated with differences in growth, maturation, and body composition. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the independent effects of s weiter...

Author: Leonard MB, Elmi A, Mostoufi-Moab S, Shults J, Burnham JM, Thayu M, Kibe L, Wetzsteon RJ, Zemel BS
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2010; 95(4): 1681-9, PMID: 20157194
GID: 5958; Last update: 25.04.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Bone-specific physical activity questionnaire-derived skeletal loading score predicts bone geometry, density, and strength indices: a cross-sectional study.

INTRODUCTION: The bone-specific physical activity questionnaire (BPAQ) provides a bone-relevant index of physical activity participation according to the mechanical loads experienced across the life span. MAT weiter...

Author: Weeks BK, Harding AT, Watson SL, Lambert C, Nogueira RC, Hirsch R, Rantalainen T, Collier J, Beck BR
Source: J Bone Miner Metab, 2023; 41(4): 492-500, PMID: 37039892
GID: 5961; Last update: 25.04.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Impaired Physical Performance in X-linked Hypophosphatemia is not caused by depleted muscular phosphate stores.

CONTEXT: X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is a rare genetic disease, characterized by renal phosphate wasting and complex musculoskeletal manifestations including decreased physical performance. OBJECTIVE: To weiter...

Author: Kara JAS, Zange J, Hoffman F, Tank J, Jordan J, Semler O, Schonau E, Rittweger J, Seefried L
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2023; 108(7): 1634-1645, PMID: 37043477
GID: 5962; Last update: 25.04.2023

Research Studies (2023)

A Longitudinal Observational Study of Skeletal Development Between Ages 3 Months and 6 Years in Children Fed Human Milk, Milk Formula or Soy Formula.

BACKGROUND: Early infant feeding can impact skeletal development. Most children are fed breast milk (BF), dairy based infant formula (MF), or soy based infant formula (SF) during the first year of life. The N weiter...

Author: Chen JR, Samuel HA, Shlisky J, Sims CR, Lazarenko OP, Williams DK, Andres A, Badger TM
Source: Am J Clin Nutr, 2023; 117(6): 1211-1218, PMID: 37028556
GID: 5954; Last update: 11.04.2023

Research Studies (2021)

Effects of whole-body vibration on quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength, endurance, and power in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled study

Background: Hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP) enormously affects the quadriceps and hamstring muscles. It causes weakness in the affected lower-extremity muscles in addition to muscle imbalance and inadequate powe weiter...

Author: Rania G. Hegazy , Amr Almaz Abdel-aziem, Eman I. El Hadidy and Yosra M. Ali
Source: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy, 2021; 26(6):
GID: 5951; Last update: 04.04.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Evaluation of Increasing Dairy Intake on Bone Density in Postpubertal Youth: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Motivational Interviewing.

BACKGROUND: Adequate nutrition is important for bone health, especially for bone mineral accretion. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective tested whether increasing dairy intake using the motivational interviewing weiter...

Author: Slim M, Vanstone CA, Morin SN, Rahme E, Bacon SL, Weiler HA
Source: J Nutr, 2023; 152(4): 1031-1041, PMID: 36967160
GID: 5942; Last update: 27.03.2023

Research Studies (2022)

Peripheral bone structure, geometry, and strength and muscle density as derived from peripheral quantitative computed tomography and mortality among rural south Indian older adults.

Multiple studies have observed a relationship of bone mineral density (BMD) measured by Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and mortality. However, areal BMD (aBMD) measured by DXA is an integrated measure weiter...

Author: Jammy GR, Boudreau RM, Miljkovic I, Sharma PK, Reddy SP, Greenspan SL, Newman AB, Cauley JA
Source: PLOS Glob Public Health, 2022; 2(10): e0000333, PMID: 36962497
GID: 5943; Last update: 27.03.2023

Scientific Publications (2023)

Automated, calibration-free quantification of cortical bone porosity and geometry in postmenopausal osteoporosis from ultrashort echo time MRI and deep learning.

BACKGROUND: Assessment of cortical bone porosity and geometry by imaging in vivo can provide useful information about bone quality that is independent of bone mineral density (BMD). Ultrashort echo time (UTE) weiter...

Author: Jones BC, Wehrli FW, Kamona N, Deshpande RS, Vu BD, Song HK, Lee H, Grewal RK, Chan TJ, Witschey WR, MacLean MT, Josselyn NJ, Iyer SK, Al Mukaddam M, Snyder PJ, Rajapakse CS
Source: Bone, 2023; (): 116743, PMID: 36958542
GID: 5944; Last update: 27.03.2023

Research Studies (2022)

Effects of Controlled Whole-body Vibration Training on Balance and Fall Outcomes Among Healthy Older Adults: A 6-Week Pilot Study.

BACKGROUND: Falling is the second leading cause of injury-related death worldwide and is a leading cause of injury among older adults. Whole-body vibration has been used to improve balance and reduce fall ris weiter...

Author: Saucedo F, Chavez EA, Vanderhoof HR, Pradeep Ambati VN, Eggleston JD
Source: JAR Life, 2022; 11(): 31-37, PMID: 36923234
GID: 5937; Last update: 20.03.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Cross-Calibration of iDXA and pQCT Scanners at Rural and Urban Research Sites in The Gambia, West Africa.

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)

The effect of whole-body vibration on lower extremity function in children with cerebral palsy: A meta-analysis.

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 (2023)

Regional and temporal variation in bone loss during the first year following spinal cord injury.

Osteoporosis is a consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI) that leads to fragility fractures. Visual assessment of bone scans suggests regional variation in bone loss, but this has not been objectively charact weiter...

Author: Abdelrahman S, Purcell M, Rantalainen T, Coupaud S, Ireland A
Source: Bone, 2023; 171(): 116726, PMID: 36871898
GID: 5930; 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)

Bone Mineral Density and Vascular Calcification in Children and Young Adults With CKD 4 to 5 or on Dialysis.

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)

Ankle flexor/extensor strength and muscle density are complementary determinants of balance during dual-task engagement: The ankle quality study

Background This study investigated relative contributions of ankle flexor torque, muscle size, and density on balance and falls. Methods Men and women =50 years of age completed a peripheral quantitative c weiter...

Author: Andy K. O. Wong, Hugo J. W. Fung, Steven P. Pretty, Andrew C. Laing, Adrian H. Chan, Sunita Mathur, Karl Zabjek, Lora Giangregorio, Angela M. Cheung
Source: JCSM Clinical Reports, 2023; 8: 12-23
GID: 5915; Last update: 25.02.2023
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2018)

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on the Improvement of Balance, Gait and Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Subacute Stroke

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration on the improvement of functional performance in subacute stroke patients. Methods Twenty subacute stroke patients we weiter...

Author: Hwang Sung Il
Source: Soonchunhyang Med Sci, 2018; 24(29: 131-141
Keywords: Stroke; Vibration; Balance
GID: 5910; Last update: 24.02.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Extracellular matrix content and remodeling markers do not differ in college-aged men classified as higher- and lower-responders to resistance training.

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; 134(3): 731-741, PMID: 36759158
GID: 5904; Last update: 13.02.2023

Scientific Publications (2023)

Deep learning in sex estimation from a peripheral quantitative computed tomography scan of the fourth lumbar vertebra-a proof-of-concept study.

Sex estimation is a key element in the analysis of unknown skeletal remains. The vertebrae display clear sex discrepancy and have proven accurate in conventional morphometric sex estimation. This proof-of-con weiter...

Author: Oura P, Korpinen N, Machnicki AL, Junno JA
Source: Forensic Sci Med Pathol, 2023; (): , PMID: 36773213
GID: 5903; Last update: 13.02.2023

Scientific Publications (2023)

Sex- and site-specific, age-related changes in bone density - a Terry collection study.

As modern populations are living longer, age-related health issues have become more common. One growing concern is the age-related bone density loss that increases the individual"s risk for fractures, which u weiter...

Author: Korpinen N, Oura P, Junno JA
Source: Homo, 2023; (): , PMID: 36752669
GID: 5905; 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; 36(3): 270-277, PMID: 36725676
GID: 5898; Last update: 06.02.2023

Research Studies (2023)

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Whole-Body Vibration on Gait Ability and Balance among Older Hemodialysis Patients.

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)

Volumetric bone mineral density and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status in the UK dwelling Arab, Caucasian, and South Asian women.

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; 170(): 116657, PMID: 36690166
GID: 5893; Last update: 30.01.2023

Scientific Publications (2006)

Subjective ratings of whole-body vibration for single- and multi-axis motion

The purpose of this research is to explore the use of whole-body vibration platforms commercially available in the health and sports sector. Experiments were conducted using two platforms providing a sinusoidal weiter...

Author: Heather Corrie, Neil J Mansfield, Katherine Brooke-Wavell
Source: 41st United Kingdom Group Meeting on Human Responses to Vibration, 2006; 41:
GID: 5889; Last update: 27.01.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Mechanographic analysis of the timed 4 stair climb test - methodology and reference data of healthy children and adolescents.

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, 2023; 23(1): 4-25, PMID: 36856096
Keywords: Leonardo Stair, Stair Climb, Reference Data
GID: 5885; Last update: 24.01.2023
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HR-pQCT for the Evaluation of Muscle Quality and Intramuscular Fat Infiltration in Ageing Skeletal Muscle.

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): 1016, PMID: 35743800
GID: 5884; Last update: 23.01.2023

Research Studies (2023)

Effects of Exercise and Omega-3-Supplemented, High-Protein Diet on Inflammatory Markers in Serum, on Gene Expression Levels in PBMC, and after Ex Vivo Whole-Blood LPS Stimulation in Old Adults.

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 (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

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External training load is associated with adaptation in bone and body composition over the course of a season in elite male footballers.

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 (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

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Peripheral quantitative computed tomography-derived bone parameters in men with impaired fasting glucose and diabetes.

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, 2023; 41(1): 131-142, PMID: 36550385
GID: 5878; Last update: 17.01.2023

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Vibration therapy in young children with mild to moderate cerebral palsy: does frequency and treatment duration matter? A randomised-controlled study.

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

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The Benefits to Bone Health in Children and Pre-School Children with Additional Exercise Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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

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Functional quality assessment of whole-body vibration training devices based on instantaneous amplitude and frequency of photogrammetric vibration measurements

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: 103935, PMID: 36792247
Keywords: Galileo Fit, long term reproducability
GID: 5864; Last update: 13.12.2022
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Effect of whole-body vibration on neuromuscular activation and explosive power of lower limb: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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
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ACL Reconstruction: Which Additional Physiotherapy Interventions Improve Early-Stage Rehabilitation? A Systematic Review.

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
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Osteoporosis in children and adolescents: how to treat and monitor?

Osteoporosis is a condition of increased bone fragility associated with fractures. Apart from primary genetic osteoporotic conditions, secondary osteoporosis in children is being increasingly recognized. As a weiter...

Author: Ciancia S, Hogler W, Sakkers RJB, Appelman-Dijkstra NM, Boot AM, Sas TCJ, Renes JS
Source: Eur J Pediatr, 2022; 182(2): 501-511, PMID: 36472650
GID: 5862; Last update: 13.12.2022

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The Influence of Surgical Mask on Heart Rate, Muscle Saturation of Oxygen, and Hemoglobin during Whole-Body Vibration Exercise.

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
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Circulating microRNA responses to acute whole-body vibration and resistance exercise in postmenopausal women.

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
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Accelerometer-based osteogenic indices, moderate-to-vigorous and vigorous physical activity, and bone traits in adolescents.

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)

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
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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
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Impaired Bone Architecture in Peripubertal Children With HIV, Despite Treatment With Antiretroviral Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study From Zimbabwe.

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; 38(2): 248-260, PMID: 36426511
GID: 5848; Last update: 28.11.2022
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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
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Greater pQCT calf muscle density is associated with lower fracture risk, independent of FRAX, falls and BMD: a meta-analysis in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study

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; 6(12): e10696, PMID: 36530188
GID: 5833; Last update: 14.11.2022
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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
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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
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Effect of whole-body vibration training on the recovery of lower limb function in people with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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; 11(1): 1-10, PMID: 36367314
GID: 5836; Last update: 14.11.2022

Research Studies (2020)

Comparison of Grip Strength in Recreational Climbers and Non-Climbing Athletes-A Cross-Sectional Study.

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
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Multi-atlas segmentation and quantification of muscle, bone and subcutaneous adipose tissue in the lower leg using peripheral quantitative computed tomography.

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
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Fracture risk, underlying pathophysiology, and bone quality assessment in patients with Turner syndrome.

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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Does the Addition of Whole-Body Vibration Training Improve Postural Stability and Lower Limb Strength During Rehabilitation Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.

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

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Effects of an Omega-3 Supplemented, High-Protein Diet in Combination with Vibration and Resistance Exercise on Muscle Power and Inflammation in Old Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

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
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Triple burden of malnutrition and role of anaemia in the development of complications associated with type 1 diabetes in Indian children and youth.

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

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Bone Mass, Density, Geometry and Stress-Strain Index in Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type I, and their Associations with Physical Activity and Muscle Function Parameters.

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

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Six weeks of whole-body vibration improves fine motor accuracy, functional mobility and quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis

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
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Professional Articles (2022)

NEX4EX: Novel Exercise Hardware for Exploration

This paper presents the NEX4EX project Novel Exercise Hardware for Exploration, which aims to design, build and validate a full-body countermeasure platform that enables high intensive resistive and plyometric weiter...

Author: Fau G, Cifuentes AS, Böcker J, Zange J, Mittag U, Rittweger J, Rawer R, Gruber M, Kramer A, Tørholm S, Runge A
Source: 16th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation, ESA-ESTEC, 2022;
Keywords: ESA, Space Exploration
GID: 5741; Last update: 19.07.2022
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Benefits of Two 24-Week Interactive Cognitive-Motor Programs on Body Composition, Lower-Body Strength, and Processing Speed in Community Dwellings at Risk of Falling: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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

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The effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation-assisted posture-shifting in bone mineral density: case series-pilot study.

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

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A Comparison of the Effects of Stochastic Resonance Therapy, Whole-Body Vibration and Balance Training on Pain Perception and Sensorimotor Function in Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

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

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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
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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
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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

Professional Articles (2004)

(2004) A practical guide to bone densitometry in children.

Author: National Osteoporosis Society
Source: Camerton, Bath, UK, 2004;
GID: 5714; Last update: 24.05.2022

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Extracellular Matrix Content and Remodeling Does Not Differ Between Higher-Responders and Lower-Responders to Resistance Training.

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

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pQCT Analysis of Cortical Bone in Rats Exposed to High Levels of Cortisol in-utero.

Unperturbed fetal development is essential for future health of an individual. Previous studies have linked diseases of aging to harmful alterations that happen during fetal development. Given the significant l weiter...

Author: Brown SA
Source: FASEB J, 2022; 36 Suppl 1(): , PMID: 35555908
Keywords: Abstract only
GID: 5707; Last update: 17.05.2022

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GPR109A gene deletion ameliorates gonadectomy-induced bone loss in mice.

Sex steroid deficiency plays critical roles in the pathophysiology of bone as the result of uncertain bone remodeling, i.e., increased bone resorption with equivocal bone formation. We have previously shown tha weiter...

Author: Chen JR, Lazarenko OP, Blackburn ML
Source: Bone, 2022; 161(): 116422, PMID: 35489706
GID: 5701; Last update: 03.05.2022

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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

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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

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Home-Based Telehealth Exercise Intervention in Early-On Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Feasibility Study.

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

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Association between sarcopenia, physical performance and falls in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 1-year prospective study.

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

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Neuromuscular conditions and the impact of cystine-depleting therapy in infantile nephropathic cystinosis: A cross-sectional analysis of 55 patients.

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

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Effect of semi-recumbent vibration exercise on muscle outcomes in older adults: a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial.

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

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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)

Bone Density, Geometry, and Mass by Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography and Bone Turnover Markers in Children with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2022)

Characterisation of the transient mechanical response and the electromyographical activation of lower leg muscles in whole body vibration training.

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)

Bone geometry in older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism upon levothyroxine therapy: A nested study within a randomized placebo controlled trial.

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 (2022)

Forearm Fractures in Overweight-Obese Children and Adolescents: A Matter of Bone Density, Bone Geometry or Body Composition?

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)

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 (2016)

Whole-Body Vibration Results in Short-Term Improvement in the Gait of Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking.

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)

Modest changes in sex hormones during early and middle adulthood affect bone mass and size in healthy men. A prospective cohort study.

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)

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)

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 Influence of Nesfatin-1 on Bone Metabolism Markers Concentration, Densitometric, Tomographic and Mechanical Parameters of Skeletal System of Rats in the Conditions of Established Osteopenia.

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)

Between-Subject and Within-Subject Variaton of Muscle Atrophy and Bone Loss in Response to Experimental Bed Rest.

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)

Determinants of muscle power and force as assessed by Jumping Mechanography in rural Indian children.

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)

Tibial Bone Geometry Is Associated With Bone Stress Injury During Military Training in Men and Women.

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)

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

Fundamental Studies (2022)

Management of Sarcopenia: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the comparative effectiveness of interventions in treatment of sarcopenia. The primary outcome was the measure of treatment effect on muscle mass, and secondary outcome weiter...

Author: Negm AM, Lee J, Hamidian R, Jones CA, Khadaroo RG
Source: J Am Med Dir Assoc, 2022; (): , PMID: 35183490
GID: 5647; Last update: 03.03.2022

Research Studies (2022)

Assessment of Activity Profiles in Older Adults and Lower Limb Bone Parameters: Observations from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

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

Fundamental Studies (2022)

Bone Structural, Biomechanical and Histomorphometric Characteristics of the Hindlimb Skeleton in the Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris).

INTRODUCTION: The rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) is a non-conventional laboratory rodent species used to model some human bone disorders. However, no studies have been conducted to characterize the postcranial weiter...

Author: Castillo EJ, Croft S, Jiron JM, Aguirre JI
Source: Anat Rec (Hoboken), 2022; (): , PMID: 35090092
Keywords: Marsh rice rat
GID: 5635; Last update: 01.02.2022

Research Studies (2022)

Persistent Musculoskeletal Deficits in Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation.

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)

Intermittent fasting and continuous energy restriction result in similar changes in body composition and muscle strength when combined with a 12 week resistance training program.

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)

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)

Correlation of muscle and bone parameters, daily function and participation in women with generalized joint hypermobility: a descriptive evaluation

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 (2022)

Evaluation of Increasing Dairy Intake on Bone Density in Post-pubertal Youth: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Motivational Interviewing.

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)

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

Scientific Publications (2021)

An update on methods for assessing bone quality and health in Cystic fibrosis.

With increasing life expectancy in people with Cystic fibrosis (CF), the focus of clinical care has shifted to management and prevention of non-pulmonary comorbidities. CF related bone disease, defined by low b weiter...

Author: Williams KM, Darukhanavala A, Hicks R, Kelly A
Source: J Clin Transl Endocrinol, 2021; 27(): 100281, PMID: 34984171
GID: 5621; Last update: 10.01.2022

Research Studies (2022)

The effect of low-intensity whole-body vibration with or without high-intensity resistance and impact training on risk factors for proximal femur fragility fracture in postmenopausal women with low bone mass: study protocol for the VIBMOR randomized contr

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 (2021)

Assessment of Intramuscular Fat and Correlation with Body Composition in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis: A Pilot Study.

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 (2022)

Is it important to achieve physical activity recommendations at early stages of life to improve bone health?

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)

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 (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)

Sheep condyle model evaluation of bone marrow cell concentrate combined with a scaffold for repair of large osteochondral defects.

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 (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) measures are associated with prior low trauma fracture in men.

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)

Divergent effects of sex and calcium/vitamin D supplementation on serum magnesium and markers of bone structure and function during initial military training.

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)

Optimal frequency of whole body vibration training for improving balance and physical performance in the older people with chronic stroke: A randomized controlled trial.

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)

Effects of two 24-week multimodal exercise programs on reaction time, mobility, and dual-task performance in community-dwelling older adults at risk of falling: a randomized controlled trial.

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
More information: Original Article

Fundamental Studies (2021)

Reporting Guidelines for Whole-Body Vibration Studies in Humans, Animals and Cell Cultures: A Consensus Statement from an International Group of Experts.

Whole-body vibration (WBV) is an exercise modality or treatment/prophylaxis method in which subjects (humans, animals, or cells) are exposed to mechanical vibrations through a vibrating platform or device. The weiter...

Author: van Heuvelen MJG, Rittweger J, Judex S, Sanudo B, Seixas A, Fuermaier ABM, Tucha O, Nyakas C, Marin PJ, Taiar R, Stark C, Schoenau E, Sa-Caputo DC, Bernardo-Filho M, van der Zee EA
Source: Biology (Basel), 2021; 10(10): , PMID: 34681065
GID: 5572; Last update: 02.11.2021

Research Studies (2021)

Myofibril and Mitochondrial Area Changes in Type I and II Fibers Following 10 Weeks of Resistance Training in Previously Untrained Men.

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)

The effect of whole body vibration on the sprint ability of Korean national bobsled and skeleton athletes.

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2021)

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Training on Lower Limb Blood Flow in Children with Myelomeningocele-A Randomized Trial.

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2021)

Effects of Six-Week Resistance Training with or without Vibration on Metabolic Markers of Bone Metabolism.

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2021)

Development of Tibia & Fibula Bone Deficits in Children With Neurofibromatosis Type I - A Longitudinal Case-Control Comparison

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)

Age-Related Declines in Lower Limb Muscle Function are Similar in Power and Endurance Athletes of Both Sexes: A Longitudinal Study of Master Athletes.

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2021)

Differential effects of ergometer-cycling and Whole-Body-Vibration training on serological BDNF and IGF-1 in the treatment of adolescent depression - is there an impact of BDNF-p.Val66Met variants?

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)

Examining effects of habitual physical activity and body composition on bone structure in early post-menopausal women: a pQCT analysis.

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

Scientific Publications (2021)

Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography Derived Muscle Density Is Associated With Physical Performance in Older Adults.

PURPOSE: The assessment of body composition is an integral part in diagnosing sarcopenia. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) weiter...

Author: Martini S, Petermeise S, Henkel M, Weiss S, Schaupp A, Ferrari U, Schmidmaier R, Drey M
Source: Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 2021; 97(): 104512, PMID: 34481136
GID: 5542; Last update: 07.09.2021

Research Studies (2021)

Teriparatide and stress fracture healing in young adults (RETURN - Research on Efficacy of Teriparatide Use in the Return of recruits to Normal duty): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

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

Scientific Publications (1910)

Beiträge zur Kenntniss der meschlichen Reflexe mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der elektrischen Erscheinungen

Author: P Hoffmann
Source: Arch Anat Physiol., 1910; 1: 223–246.
GID: 5540; Last update: 02.09.2021

Research Studies (2021)

Retrospective study of effect of whole-body vibration training on balance and walking function in stroke patients.

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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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)

Psychological Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Training in Frail Older Adults: An Open, Randomized Control Trial.

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)

Effects of whole-body vibration plus hip-knee muscle strengthening training on adult patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.

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)

Differential relationships between parent-child DXA and pQCT bone measures: Results from the Southampton Women"s Survey.

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)

The acute effect of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive cycle on measures of body composition.

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)

Sclerostin and Dickkopf-1 Characteristics According to Age and Physical Activity Levels in Premenopausal Women.

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)

Modulating Effects of Whole-body Vibration on Cortical Activity and Gait Function in Chronic Stroke Patients

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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A systematic review and meta-analysis of pediatric normative peripheral quantitative computed tomography data

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

Scientific Publications (2013)

Osteogenesis imperfecta: Neues zur Pathogenese und Therapie Zertifizierte Fortbildung

Author: Heike Hoyer-Kuhn, Oliver Semler
Source: pädiatrie hautnah, 2013; 25(1): 28-34
GID: 5518; 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)

Feasibility of simple exercise interventions for men with osteoporosis - A prospective randomized controlled pilot study.

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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Core and Whole-Body Vibration Exercise Improve Military Foot March Performance in Novice Trainees: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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)

Bone health in long-term survivors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. An assessment by peripheral quantitative computed tomography.

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)

Immunological Effects of an Add-On Physical Exercise Therapy in Depressed Adolescents and Its Interplay with Depression Severity.

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)

A Three-Year Longitudinal Study Comparing Bone Mass, Density, and Geometry Measured by DXA, pQCT, and Bone Turnover Markers in Children with PKU Taking L-Amino Acid or Glycomacropeptide Protein Substitutes.

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)

The Therapeutic Effects of Whole-Body Vibration in Patients With Fibromyalgia. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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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Research Studies (2021)

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)

Effects of Vibration Training on Stride Length and Gait Speed in Cerebral Palsy Patients: A Systematic Review

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)

Core and Whole Body Vibration Exercise Influences Muscle Sensitivity and Posture during a Military Foot March.

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)

Whole-body vibration training versus conventional balance training in patients with severe COPD-a randomized, controlled trial.

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)

Associations between Daily Movement Distribution, Bone Structure, Falls, and Fractures in Older Adults: A Compositional Data Analysis Study.

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)

Plasma Fatty Acids and Quantitative Ultrasound, DXA and pQCT Derived Parameters in Postmenopausal Spanish Women.

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

Scientific Publications (2020)

3-Center Studie zur Untersuchung von Auswirkungen der Ganzkörpervibrationstherapie bei Patienten mit Lungenfibrose: eine randomisiert kontrollierte Studie

Hintergrund: Zahlreiche wissenschaftliche Studien deuten auf positive trainingstherapeutische Effekte bei Patienten mit interstitiellen Lungenerkrankungen (ILD ) hin. Patienten profitieren von einem positiven E weiter...

Author: J Kölpin
Source: Dissertation, 2020;
GID: 5392; Last update: 29.04.2021

Scientific Publications (2021)

Age-Related Decline in Vertical Jumping Performance in Masters Track and Field Athletes: Concomitant Influence of Body Composition.

Vertical jumping power declines with advancing age, which is theoretically explicable by loss of muscle mass and increases in body fat. However, the results of previous cross-sectional studies remain inconsiste weiter...

Author: Alvero-Cruz JR, Brikis M, Chilibeck P, Frings-Meuthen P, Vico Guzman JF, Mittag U, Michely S, Mulder E, Tanaka H, Tank J, Rittweger J
Source: Front Physiol, 2021; 12(): 643649, PMID: 33868010
GID: 5393; Last update: 29.04.2021

Research Studies (2021)

Musculoskeletal Responses to Exercise plus Nutrition in Men with Prostate Cancer on Androgen Deprivation: A 12-month RCT.

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)

A Comparison of the Effect of Two Types of Whole Body Vibration Platforms on Fibromyalgia. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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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User Reports (2021)

Vitamin D Supplements: Is Bone Loss by pQCT Really Negative?

Author: Mazess RB
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2021; (): , PMID: 33534185
GID: 5385; Last update: 14.04.2021

Research Studies (2021)

The Effect of Sex and Age on Bone Morphology and Strength in the Metacarpus and Humerus in Beef-Cross-Dairy Cattle.

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 (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)

Muscle force interacts with stature to influence functionally related polar second moments of area in the lower limb among adult women.

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)

Pregnancy-related change in pQCT and bone biochemistry in a population with a habitually low calcium intake.

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 immediate influence of various whole-body vibration frequency on balance and walking ability in children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study.

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)

Bone Structure Assessed with pQCT in Prepubertal Males with Delayed Puberty or Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism.

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)

Effects of whole-body vibration combined with action observation on gross motor function, balance, and gait in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a preliminary study.

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)

Peripheral quantitative computed tomography of the lower leg in children and adolescents: bone densities, cross-sectional sizes and muscle distribution reference data

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)

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration-Assisted Training on Lower Limb Blood Flow in Children With Myelomeningocele.

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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Fundamental Studies (2021)

Bilateral asymmetry and developmental plasticity of the humerus in modern humans.

OBJECTIVE: This study investigates bilateral asymmetry in the humerus of modern human populations with differing activity patterns to assess the relative plasticity of different bone regions in response to envi weiter...

Author: Zelazny KG, Sylvester AD, Ruff CB
Source: Am J Phys Anthropol, 2021; 174(3): 418-433, PMID: 33460465
GID: 5319; Last update: 08.03.2021

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)

Biomechanical Basis of Predicting and Preventing Lower Limb Stress Fractures During Arduous Training.

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)

Effect of Higher vs Standard Dosage of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Bone Strength and Infection in Healthy Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

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

Fundamental Studies (2021)

Programming Effect of the Parental Obesity on the Skeletal System of Offspring at Weaning Day.

Our study aimed to verify the hypothesis of the existence of a programming effect of parental obesity on the growth, development and mineralization of the skeletal system in female and male rat offspring on the weiter...

Author: Radzki RP, Bienko M, Wolski D, Ostapiuk M, Polak P, Manastyrska M, Kimicka A, Wolska J
Source: Animals (Basel), 2021; 11(2): , PMID: 33562167
GID: 5301; Last update: 16.02.2021

Research Studies (2020)

The Effect of Vibration Therapy on Walking Endurance in Children and Young People With Cerebral Palsy: Do Age and Gross Motor Function Classification System Matter?

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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Scientific Publications (2020)

Knochenmasseverlust durch muskuläre Entlastung und Immobilisation

Der Knochen ist ein vitales Gewebe, das sich ständig an die Notwendigkeiten der vorliegenden Lebensbedingungen anpasst und mit vielen Stoffwechselprozessen interagiert. Von dem Gedanken, dass der Knochen reine weiter...

Author: Dieter Felsenberg, Franz Jakob
Source: Osteologie, 2020; 29: 123-131
GID: 5297; Last update: 09.02.2021

User Reports (2019)

Ganzkörper-Vibrationstraining Machbarkeitsuntersuchung zur Nutzung im professionellen Radsport

„Ganzkörper-Vibrationstraining“ wurde erstmals in den 1990er Jahren vorgestellt und ist heute ein immer beliebterer und wesentlicher Bestandteil des Trainings­alltags von Freizeit- und Profisportlern. Üb weiter...

Author: Jan-Niklas Droste, Felix Sikorski
Source: Sportärztezeitung, 2019;
Keywords: Radsport
GID: 5289; Last update: 04.02.2021
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Research Studies (2021)

Does Vitamin D affects changes in volumetric bone mineral density and architecture in postmenopausal women after conservatively treated distal radius fractures?

Objective: We examined the role of vitamin D on volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and architecture during the first weekfs 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

Fundamental Studies (2020)

Transmission of whole body vibration - Comparison of three vibration platforms in healthy subjects.

The potential of whole body vibration (WBV) to maintain or enhance musculoskeletal strength during ageing is of increasing interest, with both low and high magnitude WBV having been shown to maintain or increas weiter...

Author: Spain L, Yang L, Wilkinson JM, McCloskey E
Source: Bone, 2020; 144(): 115802, PMID: 33309990
Keywords: Galileo 900, Powerplate, Juvent
GID: 5288; Last update: 04.02.2021

Scientific Publications (2020)

Bone health in young adult survivors born extremely preterm or extremely low birthweight in the post surfactant era.

BACKGROUND: Most infants born extremely preterm (EP; <28 weeks" gestation) or extremely low birthweight (ELBW; <1000 g birthweight) in the post surfactant era (early 1990s) are now surviving into adulthood. Pr weiter...

Author: Haikerwal A, Doyle LW, Patton G, Garland SM, Cheung MM, Wark JD, Cheong JLY
Source: Bone, 2020; 143(): 115648, PMID: 32950698
GID: 5283; Last update: 02.02.2021

Research Studies (2021)

Quantitative peripheral computed tomography to measure muscle area and assess lean soft tissue mass in children.

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

Fundamental Studies (2021)

Oral Estradiol Impact on Mitigating Unloading-Induced Bone Loss in Ovary-Intact Rats.

BACKGROUND: The impact of the spaceflight environment on endogenous estrogen production in female crewmembers and the resulting impact on other adaptations, like bone loss, is an under-investigated topic. Hence weiter...

Author: Mantri AV, Allaway HCM, Brezicha JE, Hogan HA, Bloomfield SA
Source: Aerosp Med Hum Perform, 2021; 92(2): 65-74, PMID: 33468286
GID: 5281; Last update: 25.01.2021

Scientific Publications (2009)

Bone volumetric density, geometry, and strength in female and male collegiate runners.

PURPOSE: To explore differences in tibial bone geometry, volumetric density, and estimates of bone strength in runners and healthy controls. METHODS: Male (n = 21) and female (n = 38) runners (49.1 +/- 13.2 mi weiter...

Author: Smock AJ, Hughes JM, Popp KL, Wetzsteon RJ, Stovitz SD, Kaufman BC, Kurzer MS, Petit MA
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2009; 41(11): 2026-32, PMID: 19812515
GID: 5272; Last update: 18.01.2021

Research Studies (2021)

Effects of different vibration frequencies on muscle strength, bone turnover and walking endurance in chronic stroke.

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)

The effects of resistance training with or without peanut protein supplementation on skeletal muscle and strength adaptations in older individuals.

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)

Trabecular Bone Score has Poor Association With pQCT Derived Trabecular Bone Density in Indian Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Healthy Controls.

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)

Comprehensive evaluation of bone health using DXA and pQCT in an Indian boy with osteogenesis imperfecta.

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)

Effect of Low-Intensity Vibration on Bone Strength, Microstructure, and Adiposity in Pre-Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.

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)

Abaloparatide treatment increases bone formation, bone density and bone strength without increasing bone resorption in a rat model of hindlimb unloading.

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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Scientific Publications (2020)

Towards reporting guidelines of research using whole-body vibration as training or treatment regimen in human subjects-A Delphi consensus study.

BACKGROUND: Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a method utilizing vibrating platforms to expose individuals to mechanical vibration. In its various applications, it has been linked to improved muscular, skeletal, m weiter...

Author: Wuestefeld A, Fuermaier ABM, Bernardo-Filho M, da Cunha de Sa-Caputo D, Rittweger J, Schoenau E, Stark C, Marin PJ, Seixas A, Judex S, Taiar R, Nyakas C, van der Zee EA, van Heuvelen MJG, Tucha O
Source: PLoS One, 2020; 15(7): e0235905, PMID: 32697809
Keywords: Reporting Guidelines
GID: 5252; Last update: 13.12.2020
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Research Studies (2021)

The Assessment of Skeletal Muscle and Cortical Bone by Second-generation HR-pQCT at the Tibial Midshaft.

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, 2021; 24(3): 465-473, PMID: 33257203
GID: 5247; Last update: 08.12.2020

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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Professional Articles (2020)

Impact of a multimodal exercise program on tibial bone health in adolescents with Development Coordination Disorder: an examination of feasibility and potential efficacy.

OBJECTIVES: Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) compromises bone health purportedly due to lower levels of physical activity. The potential of an exercise intervention to improve bone health parameters in weiter...

Author: Tan JL, Siafarikas A, Rantalainen T, Hart NH, McIntyre F, Hands B, Chivers P
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2020; 20(4): 445-471, PMID: 33265073
GID: 5245; Last update: 07.12.2020

Professional Articles (2020)

Stable bone density in adolescents with severe growth hormone deficiency after six months off rhGH.

OBJECTIVE: Severe growth hormone deficiency causes lean body mass loss in male adolescents and increased fat mass in both sexes. The changes appear after a 6 month GH pause. AIM: The aim was to examine bone den weiter...

Author: Schweizer R, Donner J, von Lukowicz B, Bauer JL, Binder G
Source: Bone, 2020; (142): 115771, PMID: 33246146
GID: 5239; Last update: 03.12.2020

Fundamental Studies (2020)

Co-deletion of Lrp5 and Lrp6 in the skeleton severely diminishes bone gain from sclerostin antibody administration.

The cysteine knot protein sclerostin is an osteocyte-derived secreted inhibitor of the Wnt co-receptors LRP5 and LRP6. LRP5 plays a dominant role in bone homeostasis, but we previously reported that Sost/sclero weiter...

Author: Lim KE, Bullock WA, Horan DJ, Williams BO, Warman ML, Robling AG
Source: Bone, 2020; 143(): 115708, PMID: 33164872
GID: 5241; Last update: 03.12.2020

Fundamental Studies (2020)

Automated resolution independent method for comparing in vivo and dry trabecular bone.

OBJECTIVES: Variation in human trabecular bone morphology can be linked to habitual behavior, but it is difficult to investigate in vivo due to the radiation required at high resolution. Consequently, functiona weiter...

Author: Saers JPP, DeMars LJ, Stephens NB, Jashashvili T, Carlson KJ, Gordon AD, Ryan TM, Stock JT
Source: Am J Phys Anthropol, 2020; 174(4): 822-831, PMID: 33244765
GID: 5240; Last update: 03.12.2020

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)

Acute effect of whole-body vibration on acceleration transmission and jumping performance in children.

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)

Administration of Denosumab Preserves Bone Mineral Density at the Knee in Persons With Subacute Spinal Cord Injury: Findings From a Randomized Clinical Trial.

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)

DXA and pQCT derived parameters in Indian children with beta thalassemia major - A case controlled study.

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)

Urinary Incontinence

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)

Sex-specific associations between cardiac workload, peripheral vascular calcification and bone mineral density: The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study.

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)

Impact of whole-body vibration exercise on physical performance and bone turnover in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.

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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Scientific Publications (2020)

Analysis of low-dose estrogen on callus BMD as measured by pQCT in postmenopausal women.

BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis affects elderly patients of both sexes. It is characterized by an increased fracture risk due to defective remodeling of the bone microarchitecture. It affects in particular postmenopau weiter...

Author: Jackle K, Kolb JP, Schilling AF, Schlickewei C, Amling M, Rueger JM, Lehmann W
Source: BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2020; 21(1): 693, PMID: 33076902
GID: 5212; Last update: 26.10.2020

Research Studies (2020)

Effects of 8 weeks of bed rest with or without resistance exercise intervention on the volume of the muscle tissue and the adipose tissues of the thigh.

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)

Effect of Long-Term Repeated Interval Rehabilitation on the Gross Motor Function Measure in Children with Cerebral Palsy

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)

Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) in 12- and 24-month-old children - Practical aspects and descriptive data.

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

Fundamental Studies (2021)

Investigating in vivo knee volumetric bone mineral density and walking gait mechanics in healthy people.

The aim of this study was to investigate if the distribution of subchondral volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) from peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) is related to estimates of knee joint l weiter...

Author: Thewlis D, Waters A, Solomon LB, Perilli E
Source: Bone, 2021; 143(): 115662, PMID: 32987197
GID: 5206; Last update: 05.10.2020

Research Studies (2020)

Neuromuscular response to a single session of whole-body vibration in children with cerebral palsy: A pilot study

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

Scientific Publications (2020)

Loss of bone density and bone strength following premenopausal risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: a prospective controlled study (WHAM Study).

Prophylactic oophorectomy is recommended for women at high risk for ovarian cancer, but the associated impact on bone health is of clinical concern. This prospective, controlled study demonstrated substantial l weiter...

Author: Jiang H, Robinson DL, Lee PVS, Krejany EO, Yates CJ, Hickey M, Wark JD
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2020; (): , PMID: 32856124
Keywords: DXA . Finite element analysis . Hormone replacement . pQCT . Surgical menopause
GID: 5186; Last update: 31.08.2020

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

Scientific Publications (2020)

Total urinary polyphenols and longitudinal changes of bone properties. The InCHIANTI study.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of levels of urinary total polyphenols considered as a proxy measure of polyphenol intake, with longitudinal changes of bone properties, in the InCHIANTI s weiter...

Author: Di Iorio A, Abate M, Bandinelli S, Barassi G, Cherubini A, Andres-Lacueva C, Zamora-Ros R, Paganelli R, Volpato S, Ferrucci L
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2020; (): , PMID: 32793995
GID: 5179; Last update: 25.08.2020

Scientific Publications (2020)

Naturally occurring stable calcium isotope ratios in body compartments provide a novel biomarker of bone mineral balance in children and young adults.

Serum calcium (Ca), bone biomarkers and radiological imaging do not allow accurate evaluation of bone mineral balance (BMB), a key determinant of bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture risk. We studied natural weiter...

Author: Shroff R, Fewtrell M, Heuser A, Kolevica A, Lalayiannis A, McAlister L, Silva S, Goodman N, Schmitt CP, Biassoni L, Rahn A, Fischer DC, Eisenhauer A
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2020; (): , PMID: 32786145
GID: 5181; Last update: 25.08.2020

Scientific Publications (2020)

Established paths and new avenues: a review of the main radiological techniques for investigating sarcopenia.

Sarcopenia is a clinical condition mainly affecting the elderly that can be associated in a long run with severe consequences like malnutrition and frailty. Considering the progressive ageing of the world popu weiter...

Author: Giraudo C, Cavaliere A, Lupi A, Guglielmi G, Quaia E
Source: Quant Imaging Med Surg, 2020; 10(8): 1602-1613, PMID: 32742955
GID: 5182; 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#GRFS172
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)

Influence of Changes in Soft Tissue Composition on Changes in Bone Strength in Peri-Pubertal Girls: The STAR Longitudinal Study.

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)

Effect of an interval rehabilitation program with home-based, vibration-assisted training on the development of muscle and bone in children with cerebral palsy - an observational study.

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

Scientific Publications (2020)

[A clinical radiological score for femoral head grafts : Establishment of the Tabea FK score to ensure the quality of human femoral head grafts].

INTRODUCTION: Transplantation of cancellous tissue from human femoral heads (FK) is an established method in the reconstruction of bony defects in orthopedic and trauma surgery. Standardized rating systems wi weiter...

Author: Siemssen N, Friesecke C, Wolff C, Beller G, Wassilew K, Neuner B, Schonfeld H, Pruss A
Source: Orthopade, 2020; (): , PMID: 32642941
GID: 5158; Last update: 13.07.2020

Research Studies (2020)

Acute Effects of a Whole Body Vibration Session on the Vibration Perception Threshold in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

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

Research Studies (2020)

Reference Centiles to Monitor the 6-minute-walk Test in Ambulant Children with Cerebral Palsy and Identification of Effects after Rehabilitation Utilizing Whole-body Vibration.

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
#GRFS163
GID: 5150; Last update: 29.06.2020
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Research Studies (2020)

Bone Measures by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography in Young Women With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

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)

Association of objectively measured physical activity and bone health in children and adolescents: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.

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)

Pediatric Reference Ranges for Ultradistal Radius Bone Density: Results from the Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study.

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

Research Studies (2020)

Twelve Weeks of Whole Body Vibration Training Improve Regucalcin, Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Postmenopausal Women: A Pilot Study.

(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
More information: Original Article

Fundamental Studies (2020)

Analysis of low-dose estrogen on fracture healing measured by pQCT in postmenopausal women

Background The skeletal disease osteoporosis affects primarily postmenopausal women. It is characterized by increased fracture risk due to defective remodeling of bone tissue and a pathological bone microarchi weiter...

Author: Katharina Blanka Dr. Jäckle, Jan Philipp Kolb, Arndt F Schilling
Source: PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [+https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-29939/v1+], 2020;
Keywords: estrogen, fracture healing, osteoporosis, callus formation
GID: 5144; Last update: 16.06.2020

Professional Articles (2020)

The Bones of Children With Obesity.

Excess adiposity in childhood may affect bone development, ultimately leading to bone frailty. Previous reports showing an increased rate of extremity fractures in children with obesity support this fear. On t weiter...

Author: Fintini D, Cianfarani S, Cofini M, Andreoletti A, Ubertini GM, Cappa M, Manco M
Source: Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2020; 11(): 200, PMID: 32390939
GID: 5145; Last update: 16.06.2020

Scientific Publications (2020)

Physical function and lean body mass as predictors of bone loss after hip fracture: a prospective follow-up study.

BACKGROUND: Predictors of bone deterioration after hip fracture have not been well characterized. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of physical function and lean body mass (LBM) with loss of weiter...

Author: Suominen TH, Edgren J, Salpakoski A, Kallinen M, Cervinka T, Rantalainen T, Tormakangas T, Heinonen A, Sipila S
Source: BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2020; 21(1): 367, PMID: 32517755
Keywords: Aging, Bone mineral density, Hip fracture, Lean body mass, Physical function, pQCT
GID: 5140; Last update: 15.06.2020

Research Studies (2020)

Greater maintenance of bone mineral content in male than female athletes and in sprinting and jumping than endurance athletes: a longitudinal study of bone strength in elite masters athletes.

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)

Are jumping mechanography assessed muscle force and power, and traditional physical capability measures associated with falls in older adults? Results from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

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)

Evaluation of physical performance in musculoskeletal and rheumatic diseases with jumping mechanography.

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

Scientific Publications (2020)

Muscle-Bone Interactions in Chinese Men and Women Aged 18-35 Years.

To characterize bone mineral density (BMD), bone strength, muscle and fat mass, and muscle strength and power in Chinese women (n = 25) and men (n = 28) classified as in the bone accrual phase (18-25 years) or weiter...

Author: Su M, Chen Z, Baker B, Buchanan S, Bemben D, Bemben M
Source: J Osteoporos. 2020:8126465., 2020; PMID: 32459739
GID: 5130; Last update: 03.06.2020

Scientific Publications (2020)

Bone Densities and Bone Geometry in Children and Adolescents With Arthrogryposis

Objective: To describe bone densitometry results using lumbar spine dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and forearm peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) in children with arthrogryposis multiplex cong weiter...

Author: Noemi Dahan-Oliel 1 , Jessica Collins 2 , Damian Rauch 2 , Gloria Bukovy 2 , Reggie Hamdy 3 , Frank Rauch 4
Source: Bone, 2020; 137: 115454, PMID: 32464275
Keywords: Arthrogryposis; Bone mineral density; Children; Fat and muscle mass.
GID: 5128; Last update: 03.06.2020

Scientific Publications (2020)

Interscholastic Athletics and Bone Strength: The Iowa Bone Development Study.

Pashkova, A, Hartman, JM, Letuchy, EM, and Janz, KF. Interscholastic athletics and bone strength: the Iowa bone development study. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2020-The objective of this study was to det weiter...

Author: Pashkova A, Hartman JM, Letuchy EM, Janz KF.
Source: J Strength Cond Res. 2020 May 25;, 2020; PMID: 32459739
GID: 5129; Last update: 03.06.2020

Research Studies (2019)

Gender specific paediatric reference data for muscle function parameters assessed using jumping mechanography

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2020)

The Effects of 20 Weeks of Side-Alternating Vibration Therapy on Physical Function, Bone and Muscle Health in Adolescents With Down Syndrome

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
#GRFS169
GID: 5121; Last update: 26.05.2020

Research Studies (2020)

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)

Safety, Feasibility and Efficacy of Side-Alternating Vibration Therapy on Bone and Muscle Health in Children and Adolescents With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Pilot Trial

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)

Potential Application of Whole Body Vibration Exercise For Improving The Clinical Conditions of COVID-19 Infected Individuals: A Narrative Review From the World Association of Vibration Exercise Experts (WAVex) Panel

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
#GRFS155, #GRFS153
GID: 5112; Last update: 25.05.2020
More information: Original Article

Professional Articles (2020)

Muscle function and architecture in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Aim: To assess muscle function and functional abilities in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods: Fourteen children with JIA and 14 healthy controls matched for age and sex were included. weiter...

Author: Bourdier P, Birat A, Rochette E, Doré É, Courteix D, Dutheil F, Pereira B, Ratel S, Merlin E, Duché P.
Source: Acta Paediatr. 2020 May 18;, 2020; (): , PMID: 32420673
Keywords: growth; inflammation; intermuscular adipose tissue; muscle; paediatrics.
GID: 5114; Last update: 25.05.2020

Research Studies (2020)

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2020)

The influence of a sustained 10-day hypoxic bed rest on cartilage biomarkers and subchondral bone in females: The FemHab study.

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

Professional Articles (2018)

Ein neues Versorgungskonzept für Kinder und Jugendliche mit Bewegungsstörungen

Author: C Stark, I Duran, K Spiess, O Semler, E Schönau
Source: Zeitschrift für Physiotherapeuten, 2018; 70: 52-57
GID: 5097; Last update: 20.04.2020

Professional Articles (2020)

Effects of supervised high-intensity resistance and impact training or machine-based isometric training on regional bone geometry and strength in middle-aged and older men with low bone mass: The LIFTMOR-M semi-randomised controlled trial.

INTRODUCTION: Few data exist on the effects of bone-targeted exercise on geometric and biomechanical indices of bone strength in men. The Lifting Intervention For Training Muscle and Osteoporosis Rehabilitation weiter...

Author: Harding AT, Weeks BK, Lambert C, Watson SL, Weis LJ, Beck BR
Source: Bone, 2020; 136: 115263, PMID: 32289518
GID: 5095; Last update: 20.04.2020

Scientific Publications (2020)

25-Hydroxyvitamin D, 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D, and Peripheral Bone Densitometry in Adults with Celiac Disease.

Background: Adults with celiac disease (CeD) show low bone mineral density (BMD) and high fracture risk. CeD guidelines suggest measurements of serum minerals and vitamin D. However, studies on vitamin levels weiter...

Author: Ciacci C, Bilancio G, Russo I, Iovino P, Cavallo P, Santonicola A, Bucci C, Cirillo M, Zingone F
Source: Nutrients, 2020; 12(4): 929, PMID: 32230847
GID: 5090; Last update: 06.04.2020

Fundamental Studies (2020)

Effects of whole-body vibration training on bone density and turnover markers in adolescent swimmers.

Background Whole-body vibration training has recently been proposed as a complementary training modality to improve the bone health of adolescent swimmers. However, there is no longitudinal study regarding the weiter...

Author: Marin-Puyalto J, Gomez-Cabello A, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Matute-Llorente A, Gomez-Bruton A, Jurimae J, Casajus JA, Vicente-Rodriguez G
Source: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab, 2020; 33(5): 623-630, PMID: 32229668
GID: 5089; Last update: 06.04.2020

Research Studies (2020)

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

Professional Articles (2020)

High Impact Physical Activity and Bone Health of Lower Extremities in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Cross-sectional Study of SURfit.

Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) are at risk of reduced bone health and premature osteoporosis. As physical activity with high impact loading (IL-PA) is known to promote bone health, we compared bone densitomet weiter...

Author: Zurcher SJ, Jung R, Monnerat S, Schindera C, Eser P, Meier C, Rueegg CS, von der Weid NX, Kriemler S
Source: Int J Cancer, 2020; (): , PMID: 32167159
GID: 5077; Last update: 16.03.2020

Fundamental Studies (2020)

Site-Specific Effects of Swimming on Bone Density in Female Collegiate Swimmers.

While swimming provides numerous cardiovascular and overall health benefits, past research suggests it provides no constructive benefits to bone strength and density at dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) me weiter...

Author: Miller M, Kojetin S, Scibora L
Source: Int J Exerc Sci, 2020; 13(1): 249-259, PMID: 32148613
GID: 5078; Last update: 16.03.2020

Research Studies (2020)

The impact of sensory and/or sensorimotor neuropathy on lower limb muscle endurance, explosive and maximal muscle strength in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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)

Characterisation of peripheral bone mineral density in youth at risk of secondary osteoporosis - a preliminary insight.

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

Scientific Publications (2020)

Sex differences in bone density, geometry, and bone strength of competitive soccer players.

OBJECTIVES: To examine sex differences in bone characteristics in competitive soccer players. METHODS: 43 soccer players (male, n=23; female, n=20), and 43 matched controls (males, n=23; females, n=20), complet weiter...

Author: Baker BS, Chen Z, Larson RD, Bemben MG, Bemben DA
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2020; 20(1): 62-76, PMID: 32131370
GID: 5071; Last update: 10.03.2020

Research Studies (2020)

Effects of Whole Body Vibration Training on the Physical Function of the Frail Elderly: an open, randomised control trial.

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
#GRFS170, #GRFS175
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)

Acute Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Peripheral Blood Flow, Vibrotactile Perception and Balance in Older Adults.

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)

Regional changes in indices of bone strength of upper and lower limbs in response to high-intensity impact loading or high-intensity resistance training.

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

Professional Articles (2020)

Lipidomic architecture shared by subclinical markers of osteoporosis and atherosclerosis: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that osteoporosis and atherosclerosis are comorbid conditions sharing common risk factors and pathophysiological mechanisms. Understanding these is crucial in order to develop sha weiter...

Author: Mishra BH, Mishra PP, Mononen N, Hilvo M, Sievanen H, Juonala M, Laaksonen M, Hutri-Kahonen N, Viikari J, Kahonen M, Raitakari OT, Laaksonen R, Lehtimaki T
Source: Bone, 2020; 131(): 115160, PMID: 31759205
GID: 5050; Last update: 27.02.2020

Research Studies (2020)

Effects of 8-Week Whole-Body Vibration Training on the HbA1c, Quality of Life, Physical Fitness, Body Composition and Foot Health Status in People with T2DM: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

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

Scientific Publications (2020)

Deriving pQCT-Type Spatial Density from DXA Images.

INTRODUCTION: Musculoskeletal overuse injuries are a serious problem in the military, particularly in basic combat training, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars lost because of limited duty days, medic weiter...

Author: Iyoho AE, Niederberger BA, Bergquist-Turori D, Kelly KR, Ng LJ
Source: Mil Med, 2020; 185(Supplement_1): 430-434, PMID: 32074354
GID: 5048; Last update: 24.02.2020

Fundamental Studies (2020)

Sclerostin-Antibody Treatment Decreases Fracture Rates in Axial Skeleton and Improves the Skeletal Phenotype in Growing oim/oim Mice.

In osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), vertebrae brittleness causes thorax deformations and leads to cardiopulmonary failure. As sclerostin-neutralizing antibodies increase bone mass and strength in animal models of weiter...

Author: Cardinal M, Dessain A, Roels T, Lafont S, Ominsky MS, Devogelaer JP, Chappard D, Mabilleau G, Ammann P, Nyssen-Behets C, Manicourt DH
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2020; 106(5): 106(5):494-508, PMID: 32025752
GID: 5041; Last update: 11.02.2020

User Reports (2020)

Bone health in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.

AIMS: Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity in adolescents and children. The aetiology of the disease remains unknown. Previous studies have shown a lower bone mineral density in individuals weiter...

Author: Diarbakerli E, Savvides P, Wihlborg A, Abbott A, Bergstrom I, Gerdhem P
Source: Bone Joint J, 2020; 102-B(2): 268-272, PMID: 32009439
GID: 5042; Last update: 11.02.2020

Research Studies (2014)

Effects of small-volume soccer and vibration training on body composition, aerobic fitness, and muscular PCr kinetics for inactive women aged 20–45

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)

Whole body vibration training during allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation-the effects on patients" physical capacity.

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)

Self-reported Sleep Quality and Bone Outcomes in Older Adults: Findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

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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Research Studies (2019)

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2020)

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

Scientific Publications (2019)

Genetic variation in GC and CYP2R1 affects 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and skeletal parameters: A genome-wide association study in 24-month-old Finnish children.

Vitamin D is important for normal skeletal homeostasis, especially in growing children. There are no previous genome-wide association (GWA) studies exploring genetic factors that influence vitamin D metabolism weiter...

Author: Kampe A, Enlund-Cerullo M, Valkama S, Holmlund-Suila E, Rosendahl J, Hauta-Alus H, Pekkinen M, Andersson S, Makitie O
Source: PLoS Genet, 2019; 15(12): e1008530, PMID: 31841498
GID: 5020; Last update: 14.01.2020

Research Studies (2019)

Complex assessment of bone mineral density, fracture risk, vitamin D status, and bone metabolism in Hungarian systemic sclerosis patients.

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)

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Training and Blood Flow Restriction on Muscle Adaptations in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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)

Higher fracture prevalence and smaller bone size in patients with hEDS/HSD-a prospective cohort study.

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

Professional Articles (2021)

Association of Low Muscle Density With Deteriorations in Muscle Strength and Physical Functioning in Rheumatoid Arthritis

PURPOSE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with low muscle density due to accumulation of intramuscular fat. This study identified predictors of changes in muscle density and determined whether low muscle weiter...

Author: Baker JF, Mostoufi-Moab S, Long J, Taratuta E, Leonard MB, Zemel B
Source: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2021; 73(3): 355-363, PMID: 31841259
GID: 5021; Last update: 14.01.2020

Professional Articles (2021)

Identifying and Assessing Inter-Muscular Fat at the Distal Diaphyseal Femur Measured by Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT).

INTRODUCTION: Inter-/intramuscular fat can be assessed with peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT) and is of interest as an indicator of "muscle quality." Typical pQCT scan sites (forearm, lower leg weiter...

Author: Owen PJ, Hart NH, Latella C, Hendy AM, Lamon S, Rantalainen T
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2021; 24(1): 106-111, PMID: 31848038
GID: 5019; Last update: 14.01.2020

Research Studies (2020)

Balance Performance across the Lifespan Assessed by the Leonardo Mechanograph®: A Cross-Sectional Study

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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Scientific Publications (2019)

Forearm bone density, cross-sectional size and muscle cross-sectional area in adolescents with diabetes mellitus type 1 assessed by peripheral quantitative computed tomography.

OBJECTIVES: The mechanical components of bone strength (size, shape and density) in adolescents with T1DM are not extensively studied. METHODS: The studied group comprises 39 adolescents, aged 11,9-18,0 yrs. weiter...

Author: Jaworski M, Wierzbicka E, Pludowski P, Szalecki M
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2019; 19(4): 435-447, PMID: 31789294
GID: 5004; Last update: 09.12.2019

Scientific Publications (2019)

Bone health, muscle properties and stretch-shortening cycle function of young and elderly males.

The aim of this study was to examine bone, muscle, strength and stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) performance in young and elderly individuals with an ankle model to elucidate potential effects of ageing that hav weiter...

Author: Rice PE, Needle AR, Leicht ZS, Zwetsloot KA, McBride JM
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2019; 19(4): 389-395, PMID: 31789290
GID: 5005; Last update: 09.12.2019

Research Studies (2013)

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

Scientific Publications (2020)

Bone health in women with a history of gestational diabetes or obesity.

INTRODUCTION: Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of bone fractures. However, bone health of women with a history of gestational diabetes (GDM) has received little attention. This cross-section weiter...

Author: Engberg E, Koivusalo SB, Huvinen E, Viljakainen H
Source: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 2020; 99 (4): 477-487, PMID: 31784976
GID: 5000; Last update: 02.12.2019

Research Studies (2019)

Differences in the Cortical Structure of the Whole Fibula and Tibia Between Long-Distance Runners and Untrained Controls. Toward a Wider Conception of the Biomechanical Regulation of Cortical Bone Structure

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)

Motor Function Improvement in Children with Ataxia Receiving Interval Rehabilitation, Including Vibration-Assisted Hometraining: A Retrospective Study.

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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GID: 4997; Last update: 20.11.2019

Scientific Publications (2020)

Muscle and bone parameters in underprivileged Indian children and adolescents with T1DM.

BACKGROUND: The incidence of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is increasing and sarcopenia and osteoporosis have been reported to be associated with long standing diabetes. There is scarcity of data on bone heal weiter...

Author: Dongare-Bhor S, Lohiya N, Maheshwari A, Ekbote V, Chiplonkar S, Padidela R, Mughal Z, Khadilkar V, Khadilkar A
Source: Bone, 2020; 130: 115074, PMID: 31626994
GID: 4996; Last update: 19.11.2019

Scientific Publications (2020)

Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT)-based finite element analysis provides enhanced diagnostic performance in identifying non-vertebral fracture patients compared with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Due to limitations of the predominant clinical method for diagnosing osteoporosis, an engineering model based on a dedicated CT scanner for bone density and structure was applied in fracture patients and contro weiter...

Author: Jiang H, Robinson DL, Yates CJ, Lee PVS, Wark JD
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2020; 31(1): 141-151, PMID: 31720708
GID: 4990; Last update: 19.11.2019

Fundamental Studies (2019)

Evolutions of temperature and density during roll compaction of a pharmaceutical excipient.

Roll compaction is a critical unit operation in the pharmaceutical manufacture. During roll compaction, a change in the internal energy of powder due to applying of external work from the rolls can generate hea weiter...

Author: Krok A, Wu CY
Source: Int J Pharm, 2019; 572(): 118822, PMID: 31678375
GID: 4994; Last update: 19.11.2019

Fundamental Studies (2020)

Bone Marrow and Muscle Fat Infiltration are Correlated Among Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis: the AMBERS Cohort Study.

Bone and muscle have shown to interact, but little is known about fat within bone and muscle. Clinical studies have isolated fat within bone and muscle using MRI. In this cross-sectional study, we hypothesized weiter...

Author: Wong AK, Chandrakumar A, Whyte R, Reitsma S, Gillick H, Pokhoy A, Papaioannou A, Adachi JD
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2020; 35(3): 516-527, PMID: 31675452
GID: 4995; Last update: 19.11.2019

Scientific Publications (2019)

Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography: Review of Evidence and Recommendations for Image Acquisition, Analysis, and Reporting, Among Individuals With Neurological Impairment.

In 2015, the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) position statement regarding peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) did not recommend routine use of pQCT, in clinical settings un weiter...

Author: Cervinka T, Giangregorio L, Sievanen H, Cheung AM, Craven BC
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2019; 21(4): 563-582, PMID: 30196052
GID: 4985; Last update: 18.10.2019

Scientific Publications (2019)

Bone Mass and Strength and Fall-Related Fractures in Older Age.

Introduction: Low bone mineral density is a risk factor for fractures. The aim of this follow-up study was to assess the association of various bone properties with fall-related fractures. Materials and Methods weiter...

Author: Uusi-Rasi K, Karinkanta S, Tokola K, Kannus P, Sievanen H
Source: J Osteoporos, 2019; 2019: 5134690, PMID: 31583071
GID: 4979; Last update: 14.10.2019

Research Studies (2019)

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Training Combined With Cyclic Hypoxia on Bone Mineral Density in Elderly People.

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

Professional Articles (2020)

Bone geometry and lower extremity bone stress injuries in male runners.

Bone stress injuries (BSI) are common among distance runners and research investigations examining risk factors for BSI among men are limited. Therefore, investigations are needed to determine if men with a his weiter...

Author: Popp KL, Frye AC, Stovitz SD, Hughes JM
Source: J Sci Med Sport, 2020; 23(2): 145-150, PMID: 31594711
GID: 4984; Last update: 14.10.2019

Fundamental Studies (2020)

A rare mutation in SMAD9 associated with high bone mass identifies the SMAD-dependent BMP signalling pathway as a potential anabolic target for osteoporosis.

Novel anabolic drug targets are needed to treat osteoporosis. Having established a large national cohort with unexplained high bone mass (HBM), we aimed to identify a novel monogenic cause of HBM and provide i weiter...

Author: Gregson CL, Bergen D, Leo P, Sessions RB, Wheeler L, Hartley A, Youlten S, Croucher PI, McInerney-Leo AM, Fraser W, Tang JCY, Anderson L, Marshall M, Sergot L, Paternoster L, Davey-Smith G, Brown MA, Hammond C, Kemp JP, Tobias JH, Duncan EL
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2020; 35(1): 92-105, PMID: 31525280
GID: 4977; Last update: 26.09.2019

Fundamental Studies (2019)

Effect of alendronate or 8-prenylnaringenin applied as a single therapy or in combination with vibration on muscle structure and bone healing in ovariectomized rats.

Bisphosphonate alendronate (ALN), phytoestrogen 8-prenylnaringenin (8-PN) and the whole body vibration exert a favorable effect on osteoporotic bone. However, the impact of these treatments and the combination weiter...

Author: Komrakova M, Rechholtz C, Pohlmann N, Lehmann W, Schilling AF, Wigger R, Sehmisch S, Hoffmann DB
Source: Bone Rep, 2019; 11(): 100224, PMID: 31516917
GID: 4962; Last update: 16.09.2019

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

Scientific Publications (2019)

Predicting experimentally-derived failure load at the distal radius using finite element modelling based on peripheral quantitative computed tomography cross sections (pQCT-FE): A validation study.

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, the current clinical criterion method for osteoporosis diagnosis, has limitations in identifying individuals with increased fracture risk, especially at the distal radius. Peri weiter...

Author: Jiang H, Robinson DL, McDonald M, Lee PVS, Kontulainen SA, Johnston JD, Yates CJ, Wark JD
Source: Bone, 2019; 129: 115051, PMID: 31472298
GID: 4960; Last update: 02.09.2019

Scientific Publications (2020)

Effect of rheumatoid arthritis and age on metacarpal bone shaft geometry and density: A longitudinal pQCT study in postmenopausal women.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to elucidate the effects of changes in the geometry and density of the metacarpal bone of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: This prospective study included consecutiv weiter...

Author: Aeberli D, Fankhauser N, Zebaze R, Bonel H, Moller B, Villiger PM
Source: Semin Arthritis Rheum, 2020; 50(2): 220-227, PMID: 31466837
GID: 4961; Last update: 02.09.2019

Research Studies (2019)

Effects of a Home-Based Physical Rehabilitation Program on Tibial Bone Structure, Density, and Strength After Hip Fracture: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

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

Professional Articles (2019)

pQCT bone geometry and strength: population epidemiology and concordance in Australian children aged 11-12 years and their parents.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the epidemiology and concordance of bone health in a population-based sample of Australian parent-child dyads at child age 11-12 years. DESIGN: Population-based cross-sectional study (th weiter...

Author: Vlok J, Simm PJ, Lycett K, Clifford SA, Grobler AC, Lange K, Ismail N, Osborn W, Wake M
Source: BMJ Open, 2019; 9(Suppl 3): 63-74, PMID: 31273017
GID: 4939; Last update: 08.07.2019

Research Studies (2019)

Assessing bone mineralisation in children with chronic kidney disease: what clinical and research tools are available?

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)

Effects of whole-body vibration under hypoxic exposure on muscle mass and functional mobility in older adults.

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

Scientific Publications (2019)

Impact of Adrenal Hormone Supplementation on Bone Geometry in Growing Teens With Anorexia Nervosa.

PURPOSE: Adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) have decreased dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and estrogen concentrations that may contribute to skeletal deficits. We sought to determine whether DHEA + estrogen weiter...

Author: DiVasta AD, Feldman HA, O"Donnell JM, Long J, Leonard MB, Gordon CM
Source: J Adolesc Health, 2019; 65(4): 462-468, PMID: 31227390
GID: 4933; Last update: 01.07.2019

Scientific Publications (2019)

Pentosidine Is Associated With Cortical Bone Geometry and Insulin Resistance in Otherwise Healthy Children.

Pentosidine is an advanced glycation end product (AGE) associated with fracture in adults with diabetes. AGE accumulation in bone collagen contributes to bone fragility but might also adversely influence bone t weiter...

Author: Kindler JM, Laing EM, Liu W, Dain JA, Lewis RD
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2019; 34(8): 1446-1450, PMID: 31220375
GID: 4934; Last update: 01.07.2019

Scientific Publications (2019)

Association between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Parathyroid Hormone, Vitamin D and Calcium Intake, and Bone Density in Healthy Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the D-SOL Study.

There is still limited data on the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), parathyroid hormone (PTH), and bone health in healthy younger adults, particularly in Latin America. This cross-sectional a weiter...

Author: Mendes MM, Hart KH, Lanham-New SA, Botelho PB
Source: Nutrients, 2019; 11(6): 1267, PMID: 31167443
GID: 4916; Last update: 17.06.2019

Research Studies (2019)

A multi-imaging modality study of bone density, bone structure and the muscle - bone unit in end-stage renal disease.

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)

Changes in motor unit activity and respiratory oxygen uptake during 6 weeks of progressive whole-body vibration combined with progressive, high intensity resistance training.

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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Fundamental Studies (2019)

Inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor in young adult mice causes low bone blood flow and bone strength with no effect on bone mass in trabecular regions.

Objective: To determine the effect of an antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on bone blood flow, bone strength, and bone mass in the young adult mouse. Methods: Ten-week-old male BALB/cJ mice weiter...

Author: Lane NE, Nyman JS, Uppuganti S, Chaudhari AJ, Aguirre JI, Shidara K, Liu XP, Yao W, Kimmel DB
Source: Bone Rep, 2019; 10(): 100210, PMID: 31193542
GID: 4925; Last update: 17.06.2019

Scientific Publications (2019)

Bone mineral density, structure, distribution and strength in men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy.

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) improves survival in men with advanced prostate cancer (PCa), but has been associated with compromised skeletal health and increased fracture risk. However, limited previous r weiter...

Author: Via JD, Daly RM, Owen PJ, Mundell NL, Rantalainen T, Fraser SF
Source: Bone, 2019; 127(): 367-375, PMID: 31189088
GID: 4926; Last update: 17.06.2019

Research Studies (2019)

One-Minute Walk Test in Children with Cerebral Palsy GMFCS Level 1 and 2: Reference Values to Identify Therapeutic Effects after Rehabilitation.

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

Fundamental Studies (2019)

A case-control pilot study of stress fracture in adolescent girls: the discriminative ability of two imaging technologies to classify at-risk athletes.

Since stress fractures are common among adolescent athletes, it is important to identify bone assessment tools that accurately identify risk. We investigated the discriminative ability of two imaging technologi weiter...

Author: Duckham RL, Bialo SR, Machan J, Kriz P, Gordon CM
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2019; 30(8): 1573–1580, PMID: 31143993
GID: 4911; Last update: 03.06.2019

Scientific Publications (2019)

Dietary inflammatory index® and cortical bone outcomes in healthy adolescent children.

Diet is thought to modulate inflammation. This study shows no relationships between the dietary inflammatory index (DII) and biomarkers of inflammation or bone after adjusting for covariates. Monocyte chemoattr weiter...

Author: Coheley LM, Shivappa N, Hebert JR, Lewis RD
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2019; 30(8): 1645-1654, PMID: 31143990
GID: 4912; Last update: 03.06.2019

Research Studies (2015)

Age-Related Loss of Muscle Mass, Strength, and Power and Their Association With Mobility in Recreationally-Active Older Adults in the United Kingdom.

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)

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Upper Extremity Function and Grip Strength in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Randomised Single-Blind Controlled Trial.

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)

Use of whole body vibration therapy in individuals with moderate severity of cerebral palsy- a feasibility study.

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)

Individually tailored whole-body vibration training to reduce symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial-VANISH.

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)

Muscle wasting and function after muscle activation and early protocol-based physiotherapy: an explorative trial.

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)

Evaluation of 18-Week Whole-Body Vibration Training in Normobaric Hypoxia on Lower Extremity Muscle Strength in an Elderly Population.

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

Scientific Publications (2019)

Breech presentation is associated with lower adolescent tibial bone strength.

We compared bone outcomes in adolescents with breech and cephalic presentation. Tibia bone mineral content, density, periosteal circumference, and cross-sectional moment of inertia were lower in breech presenta weiter...

Author: Tobias JH, Sayers A, Deere KC, Heazell AEP, Lawlor DA, Ireland A
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2019; 30(7): 1423-1432, PMID: 31020365
GID: 4895; Last update: 26.04.2019

Research Studies (2019)

Whole-body vibration impedes the deterioration of postural control in patients with multiple sclerosis.

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

Fundamental Studies (2019)

pQCT- and Ultrasound-based Muscle and Fat Estimate Errors after Resistance Exercise.

PURPOSE: Resistance exercise increases blood flow, induces osmotic and hydrostatic fluid shifts during and immediately after exercise, and may trigger inflammatory responses for several days in the working musc weiter...

Author: Rowe GS, Blazevich AJ, Haff GG
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2019; 51(5): 1022-1031, PMID: 30986813
GID: 4894; 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)

Blood flow restriction increases myoelectric activity and metabolic accumulation during whole-body vibration.

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)

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 (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

Professional Articles (2019)

A Metabolic Screen in Adolescents Reveals an Association Between Circulating Citrate and Cortical Bone Mineral Density.

Observations that insulin and adiponectin levels are related to cortical bone size in adolescents, independently of body composition, suggest factors related to fat metabolism directly influence skeletal develo weiter...

Author: Kemp JP, Sayers A, Fraser WD, Davey Smith G, Ala-Korpela M, Evans DM, Tobias JH
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2019; 34(7): 1306-1313, PMID: 30882941
Keywords: PQCT; BONE RESORPTION; B-CTX; LIPIDS; ALSPAC
GID: 4883; Last update: 26.03.2019

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)

Lean mass and lower limb muscle function in relation to hip strength, geometry and fracture risk indices in community-dwelling older women.

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)

Feasibility and safety of a 6-month exercise program to increase bone and muscle strength in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

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)

The prevalence of sarcopenia and relationships between muscle and bone in ageing West-African Gambian men and women.

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 (2018)

Combination of DXA and BIS body composition measurements is highly correlated with physical function-an approach to improve muscle mass assessment.

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)

Evaluation of long-term functional donor-site morbidity after deep circumflex iliac crest artery bone flap harvest.

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

Scientific Publications (2019)

Long-term Outcomes of Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa on Bone.

PURPOSE: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a chronic and life-threatening eating disorder that can have a considerable negative impact on the growing skeleton. We hypothesized that the long-term impact on bone health m weiter...

Author: Mumford J, Kohn M, Briody J, Miskovic-Wheatley J, Madden S, Clarke S, Biggin A, Schindeler A, Munns C
Source: J Adolesc Health, 2019; 64(3): 305-310, PMID: 30819332
GID: 4867; Last update: 04.03.2019

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

Fundamental Studies (2019)

In Vivo Measurements of Cortical Thickness and Porosity at the Proximal Third of the Tibia Using Guided Waves: Comparison with Site-Matched Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography and Distal High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography

The aim of this study was to estimate cortical porosity (Ct.Po) and cortical thickness (Ct.Th) using 500-kHz bi-directional axial transmission (AT). Ct.ThAT and Ct.PoAT were obtained at the tibia in 15 patients weiter...

Author: Schneider J, Ramiandrisoa D, Armbrecht G, Ritter Z, Felsenberg D, Raum K, Minonzio JG
Source: Ultrasound Med Biol, 2019; 45(51234-1242): , PMID: 30777311
GID: 4864; Last update: 26.02.2019

Professional Articles (2019)

Modulation of bone turnover by Cissus quadrangularis after ovariectomy in rats.

In women, age-related bone loss is associated with increased risk of bone fracture. Existing therapies are associated with severe side effects; thus, there is a need to find alternative medicines with less or o weiter...

Author: Guerra JM, Hanes MA, Rasa C, Loganathan N, Innis-Whitehouse W, Gutierrez E, Nair S, Banu J
Source: J Bone Miner Metab, 2019; 37(5): 780-795, PMID: 30756174
GID: 4862; Last update: 18.02.2019

Research Studies (2018)

Whole-body Vibration Training as a Supportive Therapy During Allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation – A Randomised Controlled Trial

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)

Effects of Whole Body Vibration Therapy and Classic Physiotherapy on Postural Stability in People With Back Pain: A Randomized Trial.

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

Professional Articles (2019)

Sex-specific associations between insulin resistance and bone parameters in overweight and obese older adults.

OBJECTIVES: To determine sex-specific associations between insulin resistance and bone parameters measured by peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) in overweight and obese community-dwelling older weiter...

Author: Mesinovic J, McMillan LB, Shore-Lorenti C, Zengin A, De Courten B, Ebeling PR, Scott D
Source: Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 2019; 90(5): 680-689, PMID: 30724369
GID: 4853; Last update: 13.02.2019

Research Studies (2019)

Childhood exposure to passive smoking and bone health in adulthood. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

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)

Glucocorticoids and body fat inversely associate with bone marrow density of the distal radius in healthy youths

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

Scientific Publications (2018)

The Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Bone Density in Osteoporotic Patients.

Physical exercise is considered an effective means to stimulate bone osteogenesis in osteoporotic patients. The authors reviewed the current literature to define the most appropriate features of exercise for in weiter...

Author: Benedetti MG, Furlini G, Zati A, Letizia Mauro G
Source: Biomed Res Int, 2018; 2018: 4840531, PMID: 30671455
GID: 4834; Last update: 01.02.2019

Research Studies (2019)

Lower Body Acceleration and Muscular Responses to Rotational and Vertical Whole-Body Vibration at Different Frequencies and Amplitudes.

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)

Mid-calf skeletal muscle density and its associations with physical activity, bone health and incident 12-month falls in older adults: The Healthy Ageing Initiative.

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

Fundamental Studies (2019)

Relationship of cardiometabolic risk biomarkers with DXA and pQCT bone health outcomes in young girls.

BACKGROUND: Excess weight exerts the positive effect of mechanical loading on bone during development whereas obesity-related metabolic dysfunction may have a detrimental impact. In adults, the presence of met weiter...

Author: Hetherington-Rauth M, Bea JW, Blew RM, Funk JL, Lee VR, Roe DJ, Sardinha LB, Going SB
Source: Bone, 2019; 120(): 452-458, PMID: 30572143
GID: 4818; Last update: 08.01.2019

Research Studies (2018)

Reliability of upper-limb diaphyseal mineral and soft-tissue measurements using peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT).

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

Scientific Publications (2019)

Seasonal Difference in Bone Characteristics and Body Composition of Elite Speed Skaters.

We investigated the changes in bone characteristics and body composition of elite speed skaters across two competitive seasons. Twelve elite speed skaters (age 23+/-4 years; height 1.73+/-0.09 m; body mass 68.5 weiter...

Author: Varley I, Greeves JP, Sale C
Source: Int J Sports Med, 2019; 40(1): 9-15, PMID: 30481829
GID: 4807; Last update: 03.12.2018

Research Studies (2018)

Bone changes in the lower limbs from participation in an FES rowing exercise program implemented within two years after traumatic spinal cord injury.

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 (2019)

A longitudinal comparison of appendicular bone growth and markers of strength through adolescence in a South African cohort using radiogrammetry and pQCT.

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

Scientific Publications (2018)

Assessment of Bone and Muscle Measurements by Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography in Geriatric Patients.

The loss of bone and muscle mass increases the risk of osteoporotic fractures. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) loses sensitivity in older age. The purpose of this study was to evaluate bone and muscle me weiter...

Author: Drey M, Henkel M, Petermeise S, Weiss S, Ferrari U, Rottenkolber M, Schmidmaier R
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2018; (): , PMID: 30425007
GID: 4803; Last update: 19.11.2018

Research Studies (2018)

DE LA OSTEOLOGÍA A LA OSTEOMIOLOGÍA: TRES DÉCADAS DE APORTES ORIGINALES CONTINUOS AL ANÁLISIS BIOMECÁNICO OSTEOMUSCULAR

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)

Fibula: The Forgotten Bone-May It Provide Some Insight On a Wider Scope for Bone Mechanostat Control?

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)

Whole-body vibration in children with disabilities demonstrates therapeutic potentials for pediatric cancer populations: a systematic review.

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)

Ganzkörpervibrationstraining bei Hämodialysepatienten - günstige Effekte vor allem bei eingeschränkten Körperfunktionen

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)

Abaloparatide, a novel osteoanabolic PTHrP analog, increases cortical and trabecular bone mass and architecture in orchiectomized rats by increasing bone formation without increasing bone resorption.

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)

Whole-Body Vibration Training Designed to Improve Functional Impairments After Pediatric Inpatient Anticancer Therapy: A Pilot Study.

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)

Commentary on "Whole-Body Vibration Training Designed to Improve Functional Impairments After Pediatric Inpatient Anticancer Therapy: A Pilot Study".

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)

Feasibility of whole body vibration during intensive chemotherapy in patients with hematological malignancies - a randomized controlled pilot study.

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
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GID: 4774; Last update: 15.10.2018
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Scientific Publications (2019)

The application of finite element modelling based on clinical pQCT for classification of fracture status.

Fracture risk assessment using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) frequently fails to diagnose osteoporosis amongst individuals who later experience fragility fractures. Hence, more reliable techniques tha weiter...

Author: Robinson DL, Jiang H, Song Q, Yates C, Lee PVS, Wark JD
Source: Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 2019; 18(1): 245-260, PMID: 30293203
GID: 4773; Last update: 15.10.2018

Research Studies (2018)

Effect of Whole Body Vibration Stimulation According to Various Frequencies on Ankle Instability, Ankle Range of Motion and Balance Ability in Adult with Chronic Ankle Instability

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)

The Immediate Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training with Whole Body Vibration on Pulmonary Function of Stroke Patients

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)

The effects of whole-body vibration exercise on isokinetic muscular function of the knee and jump performance depending on squatting position.

[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)

Whole body vibration and treadmill training in Parkinson"s disease rehabilitation: effects on energy cost and recovery phases.

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
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GID: 4757; Last update: 24.09.2018

Research Studies (2019)

Modulation of Cortical Activity Induced by High-Frequency Whole-body Vibration Exercise: An fNIRS Study.

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)

Associations of fluoride intake with children"s cortical bone mineral and strength measures at age 11.

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)

Growth, bone health & ambulatory status of boys with DMD treated with daily vs. intermittent oral glucocorticoid regimen.

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)

Circum-menarcheal bone acquisition is stress-driven: A longitudinal study in adolescent female gymnasts and non-gymnasts.

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)

Persistence of muscle-bone deficits following anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in adolescents with crohn"s disease.

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)

Whole-body vibration training and bone health in postmenopausal women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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

Scientific Publications (2018)

Suboptimal bone status for adolescents with low motor competence and developmental coordination disorder-It"s sex specific.

BACKGROUND: Australian adolescents with low motor competence (LMC) have higher fracture rates and poorer bone health compared to European normative data, but currently no normative data exists for Australians. weiter...

Author: Chivers P, Rantalainen T, McIntyre F, Hands B, Weeks B, Beck B, Sophia N, Hart N, Siafarikas A
Source: Res Dev Disabil, 2018; S0891-4222(18): 30179-3, PMID: 30119956
GID: 4738; Last update: 21.08.2018

Research Studies (2018)

Reference centiles for the gross motor function measure and identification of therapeutic effects in children with cerebral palsy.

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)

Hip and spine bone mineral density are greater in master sprinters, but not endurance runners compared with non-athletic controls.

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)

Low physical performance determined by chair rising test muscle mechanography is associated with prevalent fragility fractures.

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

Press Comments (2017)

Training to go - mobiles Galileo-Gerät hilft Berliner Rheuma Kindern

Author: Ruth Suhr
Source: Zukunft Schenken, 2017; 3: 74-77
GID: 4728; Last update: 17.07.2018

Press Comments (2018)

Konservative Therapie der Harninkontinenz

Author: Volker Viereck
Source: info@Gynäkologie, 2018; 8(3): 20-22
GID: 4729; Last update: 17.07.2018

Scientific Publications (2018)

Changes in bone microarchitecture following kidney transplantation - beyond bone mineral density.

Bone disease in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) is characterised by bone mineral density (BMD) loss but bone microarchitecture changes are poorly defined. In this prospective cohort study, we evaluated bone weiter...

Author: Sharma AK, Toussaint ND, Elder GJ, Rajapakse CS, Holt SG, Baldock P, Robertson PL, Ebeling PR, Sorci OR, Masterson R
Source: Clin Transplant, 2018; 32(9): e13347, PMID: 29984421
GID: 4726; Last update: 16.07.2018

Research Studies (2018)

Effects of a 6-week, whole-body vibration strength-training on depression symptoms, endocrinological and neurobiological parameters in adolescent inpatients experiencing a major depressive episode (the "Balancing Vibrations Study"): study protocol for a r

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
More information: Original Article

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)

Type 2 diabetes is associated with higher trabecular bone density but lower cortical bone density: the Vietnam Osteoporosis Study.

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)

Fluoride intake and cortical and trabecular bone characteristics in adolescents at age 17: A prospective cohort study.

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)

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)

Calf muscle density is independently associated with physical function in overweight and obese older adults.

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)

Throwing enhances humeral shaft cortical bone properties in pre-pubertal baseball players: a 12-month longitudinal pilot study.

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)

Die Osteosarkopeniemessung mittles peripherer quantitativer Computertomographie am distalen Radius ist mit osteoporotischen Frakturen bei geriatrischen Patienten nicht aber mit der DXA-Messung assoziiert

Author: Drey, Henkel, Petermeise Weiß, Ferrari, Rottenkolber, Schmidmaier
Source: Osteologie 2018, 2018;
GID: 4715; Last update: 02.07.2018

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)

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
#GRFS163
GID: 4703; Last update: 02.07.2018

Research Studies (2019)

Sclerostin and parathyroid hormone responses to acute whole-body vibration and resistance exercise in young women.

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)

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)

Diet Quality and Bone Measurements Using HRpQCT and pQCT in Older Community-Dwelling Adults from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

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)

Longitudinal Change in Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography Assessment in Older Adults: The Hertfordshire Cohort Study.

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)

Peripheral quantitative computed tomography of the distal and proximal forearm in children and adolescents: bone densities, cross-sectional sizes and soft tissues reference data.

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

Scientific Publications (2018)

Relative contributions of lean and fat mass to bone strength in young Hispanic and non-Hispanic girls.

BACKGROUND: With the high prevalence of childhood obesity, especially among Hispanic children, understanding how body weight and its components of lean and fat mass affect bone development is important, given t weiter...

Author: Hetherington-Rauth M, Bea JW, Blew RM, Funk JL, Hingle MD, Lee VR, Roe DJ, Wheeler MD, Lohman TG, Going SB
Source: Bone, 2018; 113(): 144-150, PMID: 29800691
GID: 4695; Last update: 14.06.2018

Fundamental Studies (2018)

Bone geometry in young male and female football players: a peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) study.

The present study shows that football practice during growth may improve bone geometry in male and female football players. However, only females had better bone strength in comparison with controls. PURPOSE: T weiter...

Author: Lozano-Berges G, Matute-Llorente A, Gomez-Bruton A, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Vicente-Rodriguez G, Casajus JA
Source: Arch Osteoporos, 2018; 13(1): 57, PMID: 29737414
GID: 4685; Last update: 22.05.2018

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)

Validation of Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography-Derived Thigh Adipose Tissue Subcompartments in Young Girls Using a 3 T MRI Scanner.

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

Scientific Publications (2018)

Changes in pediatric DXA measures of musculoskeletal outcomes and correlation with quantitative CT following treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

We previously reported significant gains in pQCT measures of tibia trabecular bone mineral density (BMD) and cortical structure following completion of therapy in children and adolescents with acute lymphoblast weiter...

Author: Mostoufi-Moab S, Kelly A, Mitchell JA, Baker J, Zemel BS, Brodsky J, Long J, Leonard MB
Source: Bone, 2018; 112(): 128-135, PMID: 29679731
GID: 4676; Last update: 02.05.2018

Research Studies (2018)

Bone health, activity and sedentariness at age 11-12years: Cross-sectional Australian population-derived study.

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2018)

Results From a Pilot Study of Handheld Vibration: Exercise Intervention Reduces Upper-Limb Dysfunction and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy: VibBRa Study.

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)

Effects of whole body vibration on tibia strength and structure of competitive adolescent swimmers: A randomized controlled trial.

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

Fundamental Studies (2018)

The transgenerational effect of maternal and paternal F1 low birth weight on bone health of second and third generation offspring.

Low birth weight programs diseases in adulthood, including adverse bone health. These diseases can have intergenerational and transgenerational origins, whereby transmission to subsequent generations occurs vi weiter...

Author: Anevska K, Wark JD, Wlodek ME, Romano T
Source: J Dev Orig Health Dis, 2018; 314(): 161-170, PMID: 29631641
GID: 4663; Last update: 13.04.2018

Scientific Publications (2018)

Could bioelectric impedance spectroscopy (BIS) measured appendicular intracellular water serve as a lean mass measurement in sarcopenia definitions? A pilot study.

DXA lean mass measurement for sarcopenia diagnosis is not always possible. Bioelectric impedance spectroscopy (BIS), a portable technology, is a potential alternative to DXA-measured lean mass. This pilot study weiter...

Author: Siglinsky E, Buehring B, Krueger D, Binkley N, Yamada Y
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2018; 29(7): 1653-1657, PMID: 29574521
GID: 4662; Last update: 13.04.2018

Fundamental Studies (2018)

Multi-Scale Approach for the Evaluation of Bone Mineralization in Strontium Ranelate-Treated Diabetic Rats.

Long-term diabetes mellitus can induce osteopenia and osteoporosis, an increase in the incidence of low-stress fractures, and/or delayed fracture healing. Strontium ranelate (SrR) is a dual-action anti-osteopor weiter...

Author: Alvarez-Lloret P, Fernandez JM, Molinuevo MS, Lino AB, Ferretti JL, Capozza RF, Cortizo AM, McCarthy AD
Source: Biol Trace Elem Res, 2018; 186(2): 457-466, PMID: 29623650
GID: 4661; Last update: 09.04.2018

Scientific Publications (2018)

Physical activity, but not sedentary time, influences bone strength in late adolescence.

Physical activity is essential for optimal bone strength accrual, but we know little about interactions between physical activity, sedentary time, and bone outcomes in older adolescents. Physical activity (by a weiter...

Author: Tan VP, Macdonald HM, Gabel L, McKay HA
Source: Arch Osteoporos, 2018; 13(1): 31, PMID: 29556801
GID: 4653; Last update: 22.03.2018

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)

SNPs in the vicinity of P2X7R, RANK/RANKL/OPG and Wnt signalling pathways and their association with bone phenotypes in academy footballers.

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)

Low free 25-hydroxyvitamin D and high vitamin D binding protein and parathyroid hormone in obese Caucasians. A complex association with bone?

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

Scientific Publications (2018)

Higher step count is associated with greater bone mass and strength in women but not in men.

In this cross-sectional study, peripheral bone traits were examined relative to total daily steps measured with pedometer. Higher number of steps was associated with greater bone values at the calcaneus and ti weiter...

Author: Tolonen S, Sievanen H, Hirvensalo M, Laaksonen M, Mikkila V, Palve K, Lehtimaki T, Raitakari O, Kahonen M
Source: Arch Osteoporos, 2018; 13(1): 20, PMID: 29511893
GID: 4646; Last update: 19.03.2018

Research Studies (2018)

Sarcopenia is negatively related to high gravitational impacts achieved from day-to-day physical activity.

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
More information: Original Article

Fundamental Studies (2018)

Cortical bone loss due to skeletal unloading in aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene knockout mice is associated with decreased PTH receptor expression in osteocytes.

Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is the enzyme that degrades and detoxifies the acetaldehyde produced by alcohol metabolism. In our previous study, we found that compared with wild-type mice (WT), climbing exer weiter...

Author: Tajima T, Menuki K, Okuma KF, Tsukamoto M, Fukuda H, Okada Y, Kosugi K, Yamanaka Y, Uchida S, Sakai A
Source: Bone, 2018; (): 254-266, PMID: 29482068
GID: 4632; Last update: 27.02.2018

Research Studies (2018)

Sex-, ethnic- and age-specific centile curves for pQCT- and HR-pQCT-derived measures of bone structure and strength in adolescents and young adults.

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)

Intramuscular Fat Accumulation and Associations with Body Composition, Strength and Physical Functioning in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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

Professional Articles (2018)

Automated skeletal tissue quantification in the lower leg using pQCT.

OBJECTIVE: In this paper we introduce a methodology for hard and soft tissue quantification at proximal, intermediate and distal tibia sites using peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT) scans. Quan weiter...

Author: Makrogiannis S, Boukari F, Ferrucci L
Source: Physiol Meas, 2018; 39(): 14, PMID: 29451497
GID: 4630; Last update: 26.02.2018

Research Studies (2018)

Longitudinal Growth and pQCT Measures in Hutterite Children and Grandchildren Are Associated With Prevalence of Hip or Knee Replacement Resulting From Osteoarthritis in Parents and Grandparents.

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)

The strength of weight-bearing bones is similar in amenorrheic and eumenorrheic elite long-distance runners.

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

Professional Articles (2018)

Dairy product intake and bone properties in 70-year-old men and women.

In the present population-based study including 70-year-old men and women, total dairy product intake was associated with a weak positive association with tibia trabecular and cortical cross-sectional areas. P weiter...

Author: Hallkvist OM, Johansson J, Nordstrom A, Nordstrom P, Hult A
Source: Arch Osteoporos, 2018; 13(9): 9, PMID: 29380156
GID: 4623; Last update: 05.02.2018

Research Studies (2017)

Peripheral quantitative computed tomography detects differences at the radius in prepubertal children with cystic fibrosis compared to healthy controls.

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)

Increases in IGF-1 after Anti-TNF-alpha Therapy are Associated with Bone and Muscle Accrual in Pediatric Crohn"s Disease.

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)

The preventive effect of sensorimotor- and vibration exercises on the onset of Oxaliplatin- or vinca-alkaloid induced peripheral neuropathies - STOP.

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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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)

WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION EXERCISE IS WELL TOLERATED IN PATIENTS WITH DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

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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Fundamental Studies (2017)

Can whole body vibration exercises affect growth hormone concentration? A systematic review.

Whole body vibration (WBV) has been recognized as an effective alternative exercise modality to resistance exercise for its ability in enhancing force and power, generating capacity in skeletal muscle, increasi weiter...

Author: Paineiras-Domingos LL, Sa-Caputo DDC, Moreira-Marconi E, Morel DS, da Fontoura Dionello C, Sousa-Goncalves CR, Frederico EHFF, Marin PJ, Tamini S, Sartorio A, Bernardo-Filho M
Source: Growth Factors, 2017; 35(4-5): 189-200, PMID: 29228887
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 4585; Last update: 14.01.2018

Research Studies (2017)

POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION EXERCISES ON BLOOD FLOW KINETICS OF DIFFERENT POPULATIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH A SUITABLE APPROACH.

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)

Effects of whole-body vibration on muscle strength, bone mineral content and density, and balance and body composition of children and adolescents with Down syndrome: a systematic review.

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

Scientific Publications (2017)

Correction: Immediate Effect of a Single Session of Whole Body Vibration on Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy.

[This corrects the article on p. 273 in vol. 41, PMID: 28503461., GID: 4447]. weiter...

Author: Park C, Park ES, Choi JY, Cho Y, Rha DW
Source: Ann Rehabil Med, 2017; 41(4): 722-723, PMID: 28971060
Keywords: Corrections for GID:4447
GID: 4590; Last update: 14.01.2018
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Research Studies (2017)

Effect of whole-body vibration exercise in preventing falls and fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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)

Home-based vibration assisted exercise as a new treatment option for scoliosis - A randomised controlled trial.

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

Scientific Publications (2018)

A 6-Year Follow-Up of Fracture Incidence and Volumetric Bone Mineral Density Development in Girls with Turner Syndrome.

Context: Patients with Turner Syndrome (TS) are at risk of osteoporotic fractures. Objective: The aims of this study were to assess the incidence of clinically significant fractures in girls with TS and prospec weiter...

Author: Soucek O, Schonau E, Lebl J, Willnecker J, Hlavka Z, Sumnik Z
Source: J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018, 103(3):, 2018; 103(3): 1188–1197, PMID: 29300907
GID: 4571; Last update: 08.01.2018

Fundamental Studies (2017)

Abaloparatide, a novel PTH receptor agonist, increased bone mass and strength in ovariectomized cynomolgus monkeys by increasing bone formation without increasing bone resorption.

Abaloparatide, a novel PTH1 receptor agonist, increased bone formation in osteopenic ovariectomized cynomolgus monkeys while increasing cortical and trabecular bone mass. Abaloparatide increased bone strength a weiter...

Author: Doyle N, Varela A, Haile S, Guldberg R, Kostenuik PJ, Ominsky MS, Smith SY, Hattersley G
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2017; (): , PMID: 29260289
GID: 4576; Last update: 08.01.2018

Professional Articles (2018)

Sports Participation in High School and College Leads to High Bone Density and Greater Rates of Bone Loss in Young Men: Results from a Population-Based Study.

Estimated lifetime risk of an osteoporotic fracture in men over the age of 50 years is substantial and lifestyle factors such as physical activity may explain variation in bone mass and bone loss associated wi weiter...

Author: Minett MM, Weidauer L, Wey HE, Binkley TL, Beare TM, Specker BL
Source: Calcif Tissue Int, 2018; 103: 5-15, PMID: 29302709
GID: 4575; Last update: 08.01.2018

Fundamental Studies (2018)

Is the consumption of snail meat actually healthy? An analysis of the osteotropic influence of snail meat as a sole source of protein in growing rats.

The study was aimed at determining the osteotropic effects of diets containing snail meat as a sole protein source. In our experiment, we tested three different diets incorporating snail meat originating from H weiter...

Author: Radzki RP, Bienko M, Polak P, Szkucik K, Ziomek M, Ostapiuk M, Bienias J
Source: J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl), 2018; 102(): 885-891, PMID: 29218776
GID: 4577; Last update: 08.01.2018

Scientific Publications (2017)

Dietary Intake of Cadmium, Lead and Mercury and Its Association with Bone Health in Healthy Premenopausal Women.

The bone is one of the relevant target organs of heavy metals, and heavy metal toxicity is associated with several degenerative processes, such osteoporosis and bone mineral alterations, that could lead to frac weiter...

Author: Lavado-Garcia JM, Puerto-Parejo LM, Roncero-Martin R, Moran JM, Pedrera-Zamorano JD, Aliaga IJ, Leal-Hernandez O, Canal-Macias ML
Source: Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2017; 14(12): 924-933, PMID: 29168740
Keywords: heavy metals; food; dietary intake; bone health; women’s health; premenopause; bone mineral density
GID: 4567; Last update: 28.11.2017

Research Studies (2018)

Deviations in frequency and mode of vibration in whole-body vibration training devices with long-term and regular use.

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)

The effect of long-term confinement and the efficacy of exercise countermeasures on muscle strength during a simulated mission to Mars: data from the Mars500 study.

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)

Supplementation with 2000 IU of Cholecalciferol Is Associated with Improvement of Trabecular Bone Mineral Density and Muscle Power in Pediatric Patients with IBD.

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)

Long-term effects of maternal calcium supplementation on childhood growth differ between males and females in a population accustomed to a low calcium intake.

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)

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)

Effects of whole body vibration training and mental training on mobility, neuromuscular performance, and muscle strength in older men.

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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Fundamental Studies (2017)

How to prevent the detrimental effects of two months of bed-rest on muscle, bone and cardiovascular system: an RCT.

Physical inactivity leads to a deconditioning of the skeletal, neuromuscular and cardiovascular system. It can lead to impaired quality of life, loss of autonomy, falls and fractures. Regular exercise would be weiter...

Author: Kramer A, Gollhofer A, Armbrecht G, Felsenberg D, Gruber M
Source: Sci Rep, 2017; 7(1): 13177, PMID: 29030644
Keywords: leonardo Jumping Table, BedRest
GID: 4555; Last update: 14.11.2017

Research Studies (2018)

Whole body vibration added to treatment as usual is effective in adolescents with depression: a partly randomized, three-armed clinical trial in inpatients.

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)

Whole-Body Vibration Combined with Treadmill Training Improves Walking Performance in Post-Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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)

The effects of muscle mass and muscle quality on cardio-metabolic risk in peripubertal girls: A longitudinal study from childhood to early adulthood.

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)

Do Visceral or Subcutaneous Fat Influence Peripheral Cortical Bone Strength During Adolescence? A Longitudinal Study.

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

Fundamental Studies (2018)

Maternal stress does not exacerbate long-term bone deficits in female rats born growth restricted, with differential effects on offspring bone health.

Females born growth restricted have poor adult bone health. Stress exposure during pregnancy increases risk of pregnancy complications. We determined whether maternal stress exposure in growth restricted female weiter...

Author: Anevska K, Cheong JN, Wark JD, Wlodek ME, Romano T
Source: Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 2018; 314(): 161-170, PMID: 28978512
GID: 4544; Last update: 12.10.2017

Professional Articles (2017)

Polyneuropathie So überwinden Sie quälende Nervenschmerzen

Der Ratgeber erklärt einfach und verständlich das Krankheitsbild, deutet mögliche Frühwarnsignale oder Symptome anhand von Beispielen, und zeigt den Weg zur gesicherten Diagnose mit Vorstellung der untersch weiter...

Author: Zifko U.
Source: Springer, 2017; ISBN-13: 978-3662538708:
GID: 4542; Last update: 10.10.2017

Research Studies (2017)

The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study: Baseline Data from a Prospective Observational African Sub-Saharan Study.

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)

Associations of Childhood and Adulthood Cognition with Bone Mineral Density in Later Adulthood: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study.

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)

Jumping Mechanography as a Complementary Testing Tool for Motor Function in Children with Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy.

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)

Bone structural characteristics and response to bisphosphonate treatment in children with Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome.

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)

Effects of whole-body vibration therapy on perception thresholds of type 2 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy: a randomized controlled trial.

[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)

Evaluating the efficacy of functional electrical stimulation therapy assisted walking after chronic motor incomplete spinal cord injury: effects on bone biomarkers and bone strength.

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)

Muscle Deficits in Rheumatoid Arthritis Contribute to Inferior Cortical Bone Structure and Trabecular Bone Mineral Density.

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)

Long-term inflammation and glucocorticoid therapy impair skeletal modeling during growth in childhood Crohn disease.

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

Scientific Publications (2018)

Effects of a randomized weight loss intervention trial in obese adolescents on tibia and radius bone geometry and volumetric density.

Obese adolescents have increased fracture risk, but effects of alterations in adiposity on bone accrual and strength in obese adolescents are not understood. We evaluated 12-month changes in trabecular and cort weiter...

Author: Kelley JC, Stettler-Davis N, Leonard MB, Hill D, Wrotniak BH, Shults J, Stallings VA, Berkowitz R, Xanthopoulos MS, Prout-Parks E, Klieger SB, Zemel BS
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2018; 33(1): 42–53, PMID: 28884881
GID: 4518; 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)

Comparison of the moulding ability of Plaster of Paris and polyester cast material in the healthy adult forearm.

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)

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)

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

Professional Articles (2017)

Exercise for osteoporosis: how to navigate between overeagerness and defeatism.

Osteoporosis and associated fractures remain a common and costly health problem. Public fears about rare side effects of efficacious drug treatments for osteoporosis have contributed to decreased prescription weiter...

Author: Ireland A, J Rittweger J
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2017; 17(3): 155-161, PMID: 28860417
GID: 4504; 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)

Feasibility and acceptability of using jumping mechanography to detect early components of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older women.

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)

Alleviation of Motor Impairments in Patients with Cerebral Palsy: Acute Effects of Whole-body Vibration on Stretch Reflex Response, Voluntary Muscle Activation and Mobility.

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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Scientific Publications (2017)

Ethnic differences in peripheral skeletal development among urban South African adolescents: A ten-year longitudinal pQCT study.

There are no longitudinal pQCT data of bone growth and development from sub-Saharan Africa, where rapid environmental, societal and economic transitions are occurring, and where fracture rates are predicted to weiter...

Author: Schoenbuchner SM, Pettifor JM, Norris SA, Micklesfield LK, Prentice A, Ward KA
Source: J Bone Miner Res, 2017; 32(12): 2355–2366, PMID: 28834567
GID: 4488; Last update: 01.09.2017

Research Studies (2017)

Musculoskeletal system in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: normal muscle force, decreased trabecular bone mineral density and low prevalence of vertebral fractures.

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

Fundamental Studies (2020)

Muscle power predicts bone strength in Division II athletes.

The relationship between muscle fitness measures and tibial bone strength in collegiate level athletes was investigated. Eighty-six Division II collegiate athletes (age: (18-29 years), height: 1.71 m (.09): mas weiter...

Author: Yingling VR, Webb S, Inouye C, O J, Sherwood JJ
Source: J Strength Cond Res, 2020; 34(6): 1657-1665, PMID: 28859012
GID: 4498; Last update: 01.09.2017

Fundamental Studies (2017)

Effects of long-term oral administration of methimazole on femur and tibia properties in male Wistar rats.

Physiological concentrations of thyroid hormones are crucial for skeletal growth and development, physiological bone turnover and bone homeostasis maintenance. Methimazole (1-methyl-2-mercaptoimidazole) is an weiter...

Author: Tatara MR, Golynski M, Radzki RP, Bienko M, Krupski W
Source: Biomed Pharmacother, 2017; 94(): 124-128, PMID: 28759749
GID: 4501; Last update: 01.09.2017

Research Studies (2017)

Please Don"t Move-Evaluating Motion Artifact From Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography Scans Using Textural Features.

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)

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)

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)

Effects of whole-body vibration on postural control in elderly: An update of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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

Fundamental Studies (2018)

Mineral features of connective dental hard tissues in hypoplastic amelogenesis imperfecta.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the mineral features of dentin and cementum in hypoplastic AI teeth MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty four (44) teeth cleaned and free of caries were used: 20 control and 24 affected by hypop weiter...

Author: Kammoun R, Behets C, Mansour L, Ghoul-Mazgar S
Source: Oral Dis, 2018; 24(): 384-392, PMID: 28771955
GID: 4482; Last update: 14.08.2017

Research Studies (2017)

WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION EXERCISE IS WELL TOLERATED IN PATIENTS WITH DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

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)

Whole Body Vibration Training Lowers Serum Creatine Kinase Levels in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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)

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)

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)

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)

Changes in muscle cross-sectional area, muscle force, and jump performance during 6 weeks of progressive whole-body vibration combined with progressive, high intensity resistance training.

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)

A systematic review of the exercise effect on bone health: the importance of assessing mechanical loading in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.

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)

Immediate Effect of a Single Session of Whole Body Vibration on Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy.

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)

WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION EXERCISE IMPROVES FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH A SUITABLE APPROACH.

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)

The effect of whole body vibration training on bone and muscle function in children with osteogenesis imperfecta.

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)

Effects of vibration training in reducing risk of slip-related falls among young adults with obesity.

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)

Whole-Body Vibration Training During a Low Frequency Outpatient Exercise Training Program in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

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)

Measuring Muscle and Fat with Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography: Precision, Annual Changes, Monitoring Intervals, and Associations with Fall Status in Older Adults

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

Scientific Publications (2018)

Measuring Marrow Density and Area Using Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography at the Tibia: Precision in Young and Older Adults and Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury.

The objective of this study was to compare the test-retest precision error for peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT)-derived marrow density and marrow area segmentation at the tibia using 3 softwar weiter...

Author: Gibbs JC, Brown ZM, Wong AK, Craven BC, Adachi JD, Giangregorio LM
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2018; 21(2): 269-280, PMID: 28359675
GID: 4409; Last update: 10.04.2017

Research Studies (2017)

Lower Jump Power Rather Than Muscle Mass Itself is Associated with Vertebral Fracture in Community-Dwelling Elderly Korean Women.

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)

Vibration-related extrusion of capillary blood from the calf musculature depends upon directions of vibration of the leg and of the gravity vector

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)

Does Whole Body Vibration Exercise Stimulate Cortical Activity in Chronic Stroke Patients? A Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy Study

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)

What"s the secret behind the benefits of whole-body vibration training in patients with COPD? A randomized, controlled trial.

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)

Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT) Measures Contribute to the Understanding of Bone Fragility in Older Patients With Low-trauma Fracture.

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

Press Comments (2017)

Mit COPD auf die Rüttelplatte! Längere Gehstrecke wohl durch bessere Balance

WIESBADEN - In der kneumologischen Rehabilitation bringt das als Add-on eingesetzte (Galileo) Vibrationstraining einen signifikanten Gehstreckenzuwachs. Die Frage ist nur wodurch? weiter...

Source: Med. Tribune, 2017; 52/10:
GID: 4378; Last update: 10.03.2017

Research Studies (2017)

Changes in body composition and bone of female collegiate soccer players through the competitive season and off-season.

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)

The relative position of the human fibula to the tibia influences cross-sectional properties of the tibia.

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)

Whole-body vibration training as a workplace-based sports activity for employees with chronic low-back pain.

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

Scientific Publications (2011)

Gait speed and survival in older adults.

CONTEXT: Survival estimates help individualize goals of care for geriatric patients, but life tables fail to account for the great variability in survival. Physical performance measures, such as gait speed, mi weiter...

Author: Studenski S, Perera S, Patel K, Rosano C, Faulkner K, Inzitari M, Brach J, Chandler J, Cawthon P, Connor EB, Nevitt M, Visser M, Kritchevsky S, Badinelli S, Harris T, Newman AB, Cauley J, Ferrucci L, Guralnik J
Source: JAMA, 2011; 305(1): 50-8, PMID: 21205966
Keywords: Gait Speed
GID: 4364; Last update: 12.02.2017
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Research Studies (2016)

Could whole body vibration exercises influence the risk factors for fractures in women with osteoporosis?

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)

A randomized exploratory phase 2 study in patients with chemotherapy-related peripheral neuropathy evaluating whole-body vibration training as adjunct to an integrated program including massage, passive mobilization and physical exercises.

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)

Pixel-Based DXA-Derived Structural Properties Strongly Correlate with pQCT Measures at the One-Third Distal Femur Site.

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
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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)

Oscillatory whole-body vibration improves exercise capacity and physical performance in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a randomised clinical study.

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
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GID: 4351; Last update: 20.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)

A controlled trial comparing one-year biochemical bone metabolism outcome in postmenopausal frail osteopenic women under weekly alendronate treatment, with or without whole-body vibration intervention

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)

High-Intensity Jump Training Is Tolerated during 60 Days of Bed Rest and Is Very Effective in Preserving Leg Power and Lean Body Mass: An Overview of the Cologne RSL Study.

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)

The effects of visual control whole body vibration exercise on balance and gait function of stroke patients.

[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
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GID: 4326; Last update: 11.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)

Short Duration Small Sided Football and to a Lesser Extent Whole Body Vibration Exercise Induce Acute Changes in Markers of Bone Turnover.

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)

Effects of Three Weeks of Whole-Body Vibration Training on Joint-Position Sense, Balance, and Gait in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Study.

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.
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GID: 4332; Last update: 11.01.2017
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Research Studies (2016)

Whole Body Vibration Treatments in Postmenopausal Women Can Improve Bone Mineral Density: Results of a Stimulus Focussed Meta-Analysis.

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)

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)

Lower insulin sensitivity is related to lower relative muscle cross-sectional area, lower muscle density and lower handgrip force in young and middle aged non-diabetic men.

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)

Patient-specific bone mineral density distribution in the tibia of individuals with chronic spinal cord injury, derived from multi-slice peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT) - A cross-sectional study.

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)

Habitual levels of higher, but not medium or low, impact physical activity are positively related to lower limb bone strength in older women: findings from a population-based study using accelerometers to classify impact magnitude.

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)

Effect of Exercise and Antidepressants on Skeletal Outcomes in Adolescent Girls With Anorexia Nervosa.

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 (2017)

Low-Volume Whole-Body Vibration Training Improves Exercise Capacity in Subjects With Mild to Severe COPD.

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
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GID: 4329; Last update: 11.01.2017

Research Studies (2016)

Effects of controlled whole-body vibration training in improving fall risk factors among individuals with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study.

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
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GID: 4324; Last update: 11.01.2017

Scientific Publications (2018)

Investigating the Effects of Motion Streaks on pQCT-Derived Leg Muscle Density and Its Association With Fractures.

Lower peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT)-derived leg muscle density has been associated with fragility fractures in postmenopausal women. Limb movement during image acquisition may result in mot weiter...

Author: Chan AC, Adachi JD, Papaioannou A, Wong AK
Source: J Clin Densitom, 2018; 21(1): 130-139, PMID: 28065423
GID: 4337; Last update: 11.01.2017

Research Studies (2017)

Unique effects of energy versus estrogen deficiency on multiple components of bone strength in exercising women.

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)

Whole-body vibration to prevent intensive care unit-acquired weakness: safety, feasibility, and metabolic response

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
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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
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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)

Whole body vibration exercises and the improvement of the flexibility in patient with metabolic syndrome.

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 (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 (2018)

Hypertrophy and Explosive-Reactive Functioning in Sedentary Men following 10-weeks of Whole-Body Vibration.

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
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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 (2017)

Cortical bone area predicts incident fractures independently of areal bone mineral density in older men.

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)

Analysis of the functional muscle-bone unit of the forearm in patients with phenylketonuria by peripheral quantitative computed tomography.

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)

The effect of whole body vibration therapy on the physical function of people with type II diabetes mellitus: a systematic review.

[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)

Effect of high-dose cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) on bone and body composition in children and young adults with HIV infection: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

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)

Determining the Posture and Vibration Frequency that Maximize Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity During Whole-Body Vibration.

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
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GID: 4267; Last update: 08.11.2016

Research Studies (2016)

A Comparison of Peripheral Imaging Technologies for Bone and Muscle Quantification: a Mixed Methods Clinical Review.

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)

The effect of whole-body vibration training on lean mass in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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)

Urinary citrate, an index of acid-base status, predicts bone strength in youths and fracture risk in adult females.

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)

Long bone robustness during growth: A cross-sectional pQCT examination of children and young adults aged 5-29 years.

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)

The effect of whole-body vibration therapy on bone metabolism, motor function, and anthropometric parameters in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.

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)

Does Whole-Body Vibration Improve the Functional Exercise Capacity of Subjects With COPD? A Meta-Analysis.

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 (2015)

Whole Body Vibration Training Effects on Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Review

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 (2009)

Untersuchungen zur Diagnostik, Pathogenese und Therapie muskuloskelettaler Erkrankungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter

Author: Oliver Patrick Thomas Fricke
Source: Habilitation Universität Köln, 2009;
GID: 4235; Last update: 15.09.2016

Research Studies (2016)

Early vibration assisted physiotherapy in toddlers with cerebral palsy - a randomized controlled pilot trial.

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
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GID: 4232; Last update: 14.09.2016
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Research Studies (2016)

Effects of whole-body vibration after eccentric exercise on muscle soreness and muscle strength recovery.

[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
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GID: 4212; Last update: 13.09.2016
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Research Studies (2017)

Radial and tibial bone indices in athletes participating in different endurance sports: a pQCT study.

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)

Menopause, reproductive life, hormone replacement therapy and bone phenotype at age 60-64: a British birth cohort.

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)

Skeletal outcomes by peripheral quantitative computed tomography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa.

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 (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 (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)

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)

Effects of whole body vibration exercises on bone mineral density of women with postmenopausal osteoporosis without medications: novel findings and literature review.

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)

Geometry reconstruction method for patient-specific finite element models for the assessment of tibia fracture risk in osteogenesis imperfecta.

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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Professional Articles (2016)

Lower bone turnover and relative bone deficits in men with metabolic syndrome: a matter of insulin sensitivity? The European Male Ageing Study.

We examined cross-sectional associations of metabolic syndrome and its components with male bone turnover, density and structure. Greater bone mass in men with metabolic syndrome was related to their greater bo weiter...

Author: Laurent MR, Cook MJ, Gielen E, Ward KA, Antonio L, Adams JE, Decallonne B, Bartfai G, Casanueva FF, Forti G, Giwercman A, Huhtaniemi IT, Kula K, Lean ME, Lee DM, Pendleton N, Punab M, Claessens F, Wu FC, Vanderschueren D, Pye SR, O"Neill TW
Source: Osteoporos Int, 2016; 27(11): 3227-3237, PMID: 27273111
GID: 4194; Last update: 27.06.2016

Research Studies (2016)

Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Interventions to Improve Gait Speed in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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)

Effects of whole body vibration on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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)

A Theoretical Study on the Evaluation of the Stability and Postural Sway, Based on the Results of the Confidence Ellipse

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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Research Studies (2015)

Greater tibial bone strength in male tennis players than controls in the absence of greater muscle output

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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Research Studies (2016)

Effect of high-dose vitamin D supplementation on bone density in youth with osteogenesis imperfecta: A randomized controlled trial.

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 (2016)

Effects of Habitual Physical Activity and Fitness on Tibial Cortical Bone Mass, Structure and Mass Distribution in Pre-pubertal Boys and Girls: The Look Study.

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)

Exaggerated hemodynamic and neural responses to involuntary contractions induced by whole body vibration in normotensive obese vs. lean women.

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)

Measuring muscle and bone in individuals with neurologic impairment; lessons learned about participant selection and pQCT scan acquisition and analysis.

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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Research Studies (2016)

Effects of whole-body vibration training on physical function, bone and muscle mass in adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy.

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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Research Studies (2016)

Whole body vibration training improves vibration perception threshold in healthy young adults: A randomized clinical trial pilot study.

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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Research Studies (2016)

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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Research Studies (2005)

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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Research Studies (2005)

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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Research Studies (2016)

What is the most effective posture to conduct vibration from the lower to the upper extremities during whole-body vibration exercise?

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)

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)

Acute effects of unilateral whole body vibration training on single leg vertical jump height and symmetry in healthy men.

[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

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)

Short-Term Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Combined with Task-Related Training on Upper Extremity Function, Spasticity, and Grip Strength in Subjects with Poststroke Hemiplegia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

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)

The Relationship between Greater Pre-Pubertal Adiposity, Subsequent Age of Maturation and Bone Strength During Adolescence.

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)

Effects of whole-body vibration on proxies of muscle strength in old adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the role of physical capacity level.

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 (2016)

The effects of whole body vibration in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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 (2015)

Effects of 60-day bed rest with and without exercise on cellular and humoral immunological parameters.

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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Research Studies (2016)

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)

Correlation between tibial measurements using peripheral quantitative computed tomography and hip areal bone density measurements in ambulatory chronic stroke patients.

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)

Association of Jumping Mechanography-Derived Indices of Muscle Function with Tibial Cortical Bone Geometry.

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)

Greater association of peak neuromuscular performance with cortical bone geometry, bone mass and bone strength than bone density: A study in 417 older women.

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)

Erste klinische Erfahrungen mit der Leonardo Mechanograph® GW Ganganalyse bei Kindern mit neuro-muskulo-skeletalen Bewegungsstörungen

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)

Acute effects of simultaneous electromyostimulation and vibration on leg blood flow in spinal cord injury.

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)

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Therapy in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Literature Review.

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)

Reliability of parameters during stair ascent measured with Leonardo Mechanograph((R)) Stair A in healthy subjects.

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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Mechanography performance tests and their association with sarcopenia, falls and impairment in the activities of daily living - a pilot cross-sectional study in 293 older adults.

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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Effects of complementary whole-body vibration training in patients after lung transplantation: A randomized, controlled trial.

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)

Deviations of frequency and the mode of vibration of commercially available whole-body vibration training devices.

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)

Controlled whole-body vibration training reduces risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults.

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)

Impact of Long-Term Exposure to the Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Imatinib on the Skeleton of Growing Rats.

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)

The effects of whole body vibration on mobility and balance in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

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)

Re-examining the surfaces of bone in boys and girls during adolescent growth: a 12-year mixed longitudinal pQCT study.

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)

The effects of whole body vibration on static balance, spinal curvature, pain, and disability of patients with low back pain.

[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)

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)

Fractures on bisphosphonates in osteoporosis pseudoglioma syndrome (OPPG): pQCT shows poor bone density and structure.

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)

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)

Effects of whole body vibration on pulmonary function, functional exercise capacity and quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review.

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)

Small and inconsistent effects of whole body vibration on athletic performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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)

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 (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 (2013)

Minimal intensity physical activity (standing and walking) of longer duration improves insulin action and plasma lipids more than shorter periods of moderate to vigorous exercise (cycling) in sedentary subjects when energy expenditure is comparable.

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)

Influence of isolated or simultaneous application of electromyostimulation and vibration on leg blood flow.

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)

Effects of whole-body vibration on acute bone turnover marker responses to resistance exercise in young men.

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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Fundamental Studies (2015)

Acute effects of whole-body vibration on trunk and neck muscle activity in consideration of different vibration loads.

The intention of this study was to systematically analyze the impact of biomechanical parameters in terms of different peak-to-peak displacements and knee angles on trunk and neck muscle activity during whole-b weiter...

Author: Perchthaler D, Hauser S, Heitkamp HC, Hein T, Grau S
Source: J Sports Sci Med, 2015; 14(1): 155-62, PMID: 25729303
Keywords: EMG on lower back during vibration training Vibration, electromyography, torso, paraspinal muscles. EMG, Lower Back Muscles, Upper Back Muscles
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GID: 3839; Last update: 08.04.2015
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Research Studies (2015)

Measurement of muscle and fat in postmenopausal women: precision of previously reported pQCT imaging methods.

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)

Adolescence physical activity is associated with higher tibial pQCT bone values in adulthood after 28-years of follow-up - The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

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

Fundamental Studies (2015)

Pregnant growth restricted female rats have bone gains during late gestation which contributes to second generation adolescent and adult offspring having normal bone health.

Low birth weight, due to uteroplacental insufficiency, results in programmed bone deficits in the first generation (F1). These deficits may be passed onto subsequent generations. We characterized the effects of weiter...

Author: Anevska K, Gallo LA, Tran M, Jefferies AJ, Wark JD, Wlodek ME, Romano T
Source: Bone, 2015; 74(): 199-207, PMID: 25659207
GID: 3856; Last update: 08.04.2015

Research Studies (2015)

Alterations in bone mineral density and lower extremity lean mass after hip arthroscopy in a professional female Ironman triathlete: a case study.

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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Fundamental Studies (2015)

Longitudinal changes in lean mass predict pQCT measures of tibial geometry and mineralisation at 6-7years.

BACKGROUND: Studies in childhood suggest that both body composition and early postnatal growth are associated with bone mineral density (BMD). However, little is known of the relationships between longitudinal weiter...

Author: Moon RJ, Cole ZA, Crozier SR, Curtis EM, Davies JH, Gregson CL, Robinson SM, Dennison EM, Godfrey KM, Inskip HM, Cooper C, Harvey NC
Source: Bone, 2015; 75(): 105-10, PMID: 25703480
GID: 3852; Last update: 08.04.2015

Research Studies (2015)

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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Research Studies (2015)

Analysis of the independent power of age-related, anthropometric and mechanical factors as determinants of the structure of radius and tibia in normal adults. A pQCT study.

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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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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Professional Articles (2011)

Muscle force regulates bone shaping for optimal load-bearing capacity during embryogenesis.

The vertebrate skeleton consists of over 200 individual bones, each with its own unique shape, size and function. We study the role of intrauterine muscle-induced mechanical loads in determining the three-dime weiter...

Author: Sharir A, Stern T, Rot C, Shahar R, Zelzer E
Source: Development, 2011; 138(15): 3247-59, PMID: 21750035
Keywords: Influence of Force onFetal Bone development
GID: 3861; Last update: 08.04.2015
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Research Studies (2016)

Systematic review of whole body vibration exercises in the treatment of cerebral palsy: Brief report.

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)

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)

High-Intensity Interval Training with Vibration as Rest Intervals Attenuates Fiber Atrophy and Prevents Decreases in Anaerobic Performance.

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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Research Studies (2015)

The effect of whole body vibration exposure on balance and functional mobility in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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)

Reproducibility of jumping mechanography and traditional measures of physical and muscle function in older adults.

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

Professional Articles (2014)

Variability of vibrations produced by commercial whole-body vibration platforms.

OBJECTIVE: Whole body vibration has been studied in populations experiencing neuromuscular degradation, including the elderly and individuals with neurological disorders, but methodological standardization is r weiter...

Author: Alizadeh-Meghrazi M, Zariffa J, Masani K, Popovic MR, Craven BC
Source: J Rehabil Med, 2014; 46(9): 937-40, PMID: 25148418
GID: 3735; 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)

Effect of balance exercise in combination with whole-body vibration on muscle activity of the stepping limb during a forward fall in older women: A randomized controlled pilot study.

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 (2015)

Bone quality in osteopenic postmenopausal women is not improved after 12 months of whole-body vibration training.

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 (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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Research Studies (2014)

Whey protein plus bicarbonate supplement has little effects on structural atrophy and proteolysis marker immunopatterns in skeletal muscle disuse during 21 days of bed rest.

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

Professional Articles (2014)

Zukunftsaussichten in der Physiotherapie

Author: R. Beyer
Source: Medical Fitness and Healthcare, 2014; 2: 28-29
GID: 3666; Last update: 02.12.2014

Professional Articles (2014)

Innovative Trainingsmethoden in der pneumologischen Rehabilitation

Author: R. Glöckl U.Hornung (Publikation aus 2014)
Source: Luftpost, 2014; Herbst: 30-33
GID: 3667; Last update: 02.12.2014

Press Comments (2014)

Es rüttelt mich, es schüttelt mich

Source: OrthoPress, 2014; 4: 68-69
GID: 3668; Last update: 02.12.2014

Research Studies (2015)

Neuromuscular training based on whole body vibration in children with spina bifida: a retrospective analysis of a new physiotherapy treatment program.

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 (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)

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 (2015)

Effects of vertical and side-alternating vibration training on fall risk factors and bone turnover in older people at risk of falls.

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 (2015)

Effect of Whole-Body Vibration Training on Standing Balance and Muscle Strength in Children with Down Syndrome.

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 (2014)

Feasibility, compliance, and efficacy of a randomized controlled trial using vibration in pre-pubertal children.

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 (2014)

Whole Body Vibration Exercise Protocol versus a Standard Exercise Protocol after ACL Reconstruction: A Clinical Randomized Controlled Trial with Short Term Follow-Up.

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)

Validity of an accelerometer as a vertical ground reaction force measuring device in healthy children and adolescents and in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta type I.

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 (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)

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)

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)

The effects of whole body vibration on mobility and balance in Parkinson disease: a systematic review.

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)

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 (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)

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 (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)

[Does Muscle Activation during Whole-Body Vibration Induce Bone Density Improvement in Postmenopausal Women? - A Systematic Review].

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)

Feasibility of whole-body vibration training in nursing home residents with low physical function: a pilot study.

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)

Jump power and force have distinct associations with cortical bone parameters: findings from a population enriched by individuals with high bone mass.

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)

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)

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)

Effect of a combination of whole body vibration exercise and squat training on body balance, muscle power, and walking ability in the elderly.

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)

Study protocol, implementation, and verification of a short versatile upright exercise regime during 5 days of bed rest.

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)

Does progressive resistance and balance exercise reduce falls in residential aged care? Randomized controlled trial protocol for the SUNBEAM program

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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Research Studies (2014)

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

Scientific Publications (2014)

Untersuchungen zur Optimierung des körperlichen Trainings bei Frauen mit postmenopausal verminderter Knochendichte

Hintergrund: Der Erhalt von neuromuskularen Funktionen und einer tragfahigen Knochenmasse bei alteren Menschen wird immer wichtiger, besonders bei alteren Frauen mit verminderter Knochendichte, die zu Sturzen weiter...

Author: N Stolzenberg
Source: Thesis, 2014;
GID: 3473; Last update: 13.02.2014

Research Studies (2014)

Effects of whole-body vibration on postural balance and proprioception in healthy young and elderly subjects: a randomized cross-over study.

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)

Effect of whole-body vibration therapy on health-related physical fitness in children and adolescents with disabilities: a systematic review.

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)

Leg muscle activity level and rate of perceived exertion with different whole-body vibration frequencies in multiple sclerosis patients: An exploratory approach

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)

Effect of whole-body vibration on muscle strength and balance in diplegic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial.

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 (2014)

Whole-body vibration training in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy.

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)

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 (2013)

Vitamin D status and bone health in immigrant versus Swedish women during pregnancy and the post-partum period.

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)

Gymnastics participation is associated with skeletal benefits in the distal forearm: a 6-month study using peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography.

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

Fundamental Studies (2013)

Musculoskeletal response of dystrophic mice to short term, low intensity, high frequency vibration.

Objectives: We aimed to identify parameters of low-intensity vibration that initiate the greatest osteogenic response in dystrophin-deficient mice and determine vibration safety for diseased muscle in three sep weiter...

Author: Novotny SA, Eckhoff MD, Eby BC, Call JA, Nuckley D, Lowe DA
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(4): 418-29, PMID: 24292612
GID: 3422; Last update: 10.01.2014

Fundamental Studies (2013)

Vibration platform for mice to deliver precise, low intensity mechanical signals to the musculoskeleton.

Objective: Low intensity vibration as a therapeutic and training modality has received increased attention despite the lack of clear mechanistic pathways. Thus, to determine mechanisms underpinning vibration-in weiter...

Author: Novotny SA, Mehta H, Lowe DA, Nuckley DJ
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(4): 412-7, PMID: 24292611
GID: 3423; Last update: 10.01.2014

Press Comments (2013)

Vibration platform strengthened bones, improved walking in moderate cerebral palsy

SAN FRANCISCO – Regular sessions on vibration platforms improved bone density, muscle mass, and walking ability in children with cerebral palsy in a small study from New Zealand. Five boys and eight girls ag weiter...

Author: Otto MA
Source: Family Practice News, 2013;
Keywords: CP
GID: 3426; Last update: 10.01.2014
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Research Studies (2014)

Effects of long-term head-down-tilt bed rest and different training regimes on the coagulation system of healthy men.

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)

Whole-Body Vibrations Do Not Elevate the Angiogenic Stimulus when Applied during Resistance Exercise.

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

Fundamental Studies (2013)

Whole-body vibration training improves balance, muscle strength and glycosylated hemoglobin in elderly patients with diabetic neuropathy.

Elderly patients with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy are more likely to experience falls. However, the information available on how such falls can be prevented is scarce. We investigated the effects of whol weiter...

Author: Lee K, Lee S, Song C
Source: Tohoku J Exp Med, 2013; 231(4): 305-14, PMID: 24334483
Keywords: Muscle Power, Balance, HbA1c, Diabetes, Flexibility
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GID: 3411; 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 (2012)

Whole-body vibration in addition to strength and balance exercise for falls-related functional mobility of frail older adults: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

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)

Variations in neuromuscular activity of thigh muscles during whole-body vibration in consideration of different biomechanical variables.

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2013)

Whole-Body Vibration Versus Eccentric Training or a Wait-and-See Approach for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

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)

Altersabhängige Muskelleistung und -kraft bei Senioren-Leistungssportlern verschiedener Sprungdisziplinen und die Anpassung des Knochens

Author: Böhme SA.
Source: Dissertation, 2011;
GID: 3347; Last update: 11.11.2013
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2012)

Neuromuskuläres Assessment mit besonderer Betonung der spezifischen Sprungkraft im Kontext mit Knochendichtemessungen bei postmenopausalen Frauen

Author: Luhn F.
Source: Dissertation, 2012;
GID: 3348; Last update: 11.11.2013
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2013)

A TRI-MODALITY COMPARISON OF VOLUMETRIC BONE MEASURE QUANTIFICATION USING 1.0 TESLA PERIPHERAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, PERIPHERAL QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND HIGHRESOLUTION- PERIPHERAL QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2011)

Physical activity and bone: The importance of the various mechanical stimuli for bone mineral density. A review

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

TV Clips (2011)

Auf die Beine - Ein Reha-Konzept für KInder

Author: K.Beck, M Strathmann
Source: PT Interdisziplinär, 2011; 4: 1-16
GID: 3311; Last update: 19.09.2013

Scientific Publications (2010)

Osteoporosis in Men Chapter 52: Exercise programs for Pateints with osteoporosis

Author: Felsenberg D., Runge M.
Source: Osteoporosis in Men, 2010; 635-652
GID: 3308; Last update: 17.09.2013

Research Studies (2013)

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
More information: Original Article

Research Studies (2013)

Mid-femoral and mid-tibial muscle cross-sectional area as predictors of tibial bone strength in middle-aged and older men.

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
More information: Original Article

Scientific Publications (2013)

The effects of whole-body vibration on muscle strength and power: a meta-analysis.

Exercise with whole-body vibration (WBV) is becoming popular as an alternative to conventional training or as supplementary training. However, despite increasing research efforts in this field, additive effects weiter...

Author: Osawa Y, Oguma Y, Ishii N
Source: J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact, 2013; 13(3): 342-52, PMID: 23989260
Keywords: Metaanalysis
GID: 3306; Last update: 10.09.2013
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Research Studies (2013)

Cross-sectional assessment of neuromuscular function using mechanography in women and men aged 20-85 years.

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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Research Studies (2013)

The effect of physiotherapy in addition to testosterone replacement therapy on the efficiency of the motor system in men with hypogonadism.

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)

Effect of whole-body vibration exercise on mobility, balance ability and general health status in frail elderly patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

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

Scientific Publications (2013)

Changes in body composition in triathletes during an Ironman race.

PURPOSE: Triathletes lose body mass during an Ironman triathlon. However, the associated body composition changes remain enigmatic. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate Ironman-induced changes in weiter...

Author: Mueller SM, Anliker E, Knechtle P, Knechtle B, Toigo M
Source: Eur J Appl Physiol, 2013; 113: 2343–2352, PMID: 23748466
Keywords: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)  Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT)  Glycogen  Dehydration
GID: 3247; 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)

Randomized controlled study on resistive vibration exercise (EVE Study): protocol, implementation and feasibility

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)

Mechanography in childhood: references for grip force, multiple one-leg hopping force and whole body stiffness.

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)

pQCT-assessed relationships between diaphyseal design and cortical bone mass and density in the tibiae of healthy sedentary and trained men and women.

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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Research Studies (2013)

Mechanography in childhood: references for force and power in counter movement jumps and chair rising tests.

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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Fundamental Studies (2013)

Acute exposure to microgravity does not influence the H-reflex with or without whole body vibration and does not cause vibration-specific changes in muscular activity.

PURPOSE: Many potential countermeasures for muscle and bone loss caused by exposure to microgravity require an uncompromised stretch reflex system. This is especially true for whole body vibration (WBV), as the weiter...

Author: Kramer A, Gollhofer A, Ritzmann R.
Source: J Electromyogr Kinesiol., 2013; 23(4): 872-8, PMID: 23541330
Keywords: Parabolic flights Bed rest Countermeasure Bone loss Muscle loss Space, Spinal Excitability
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GID: 3194; 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

Fundamental Studies (2013)

Side-to-Side Differences in the Lower Leg Muscle-Bone Unit in Male Soccer Players.

Purpose: To characterize side-to-side differences in the lower leg muscle-bone unit between the non-dominant leg (NL) and the dominant leg (DL) using maximum voluntary forefoot ground reaction force (Fm1LH) dur weiter...

Author: Anliker E, Sonderegger A, Toigo M.
Source: Med Sci Sports Exerc., 2013; 45(8): 1545-1552, PMID: 23470305
Keywords: MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY MUSCLE FORCE, MULTIPLE ONE-LEGGED HOPPING (M1LH), BONE STRENGTH, PERIPHERAL QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (PQCT), TIBIA
GID: 3215; 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 (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)

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Muscle Architecture, Muscle Strength, and Balance in Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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 (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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Research Studies (2013)

The effect of whole body vibration exposure on muscle function in children with cystic fibrosis: a pilot efficacy trial.

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)

Bone strength and density via pQCT in post-menopausal osteopenic women after 9 months resistive exercise with whole body vibration or proprioceptive exercise.

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)

Do external stimuli impact the gait of children with idiopathic toe walking? A study protocol for a within-subject randomised control trial.

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)

Whole body vibration therapy in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy - a prospective observational study.

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)

Steroid Withdrawal in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Allows Better Growth, Lipids and Body Composition: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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)

Whole-body vibration versus proprioceptive training on postural control in post-menopausal osteopenic women.

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)

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)

Effect of whole body vibration training on mobility in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled experimenter-blinded study.

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)

Tongue strength is associated with jumping mechanography performance and handgrip strength but not with classic functional tests in older adults.

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)

Analysing gait using a force-measuring walkway: intrasession repeatability in healthy children and adolescents.

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)

Immediate effects of 2 different whole-body vibration frequencies on muscle peak torque and stiffness.

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)

Whole-body vibration training improves flexibility, strength profile of knee flexors, and hamstrings-to-quadriceps strength ratio in females.

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)

Agreement between vertical ground reaction force and ground reaction force vector in five common clinical tests.

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
More information: Original Article

Fundamental Studies (2013)

Whole-body vibration improves functional recovery in spinal cord injured rats.

Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a relatively novel form of exercise used to improve neuromuscular performance in healthy individuals. Its usefulness as a therapy for patients with neurological disorders, in parti weiter...

Author: Wirth F, Schempf G, Stein G, Wellmann K, Manthou M, Scholl C, Sidorenko M, Semler O, Eisel L, Harrach R, Angelova S, Jaminet P, Ankerne J, Ashrafi M, Ozsoy O, Ozsoy U, Schubert H, Abdulla D, Dunlop SA, Angelov DN, Irintchev A, Schonau E
Source: J Neurotrauma, 2013; 30(6): 453-68, PMID: 23157611
GID: 3068; Last update: 27.11.2012

Press Comments (2012)

Mit Galileo endlich auf die Beine – Rehabilitation für Kinder

Author: Ulrike Wimmer
Source: Köner Stadt-Anzeiger, 2012; 14.11.:
GID: 3066; Last update: 21.11.2012
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Professional Articles (2012)

Good vibrations: improving client´s health and fitness

The authors conducted a preliminary investigation into the possible effects of whole-body vibration on balance and walking speed in adults with learning disabilities. Participants receives 12 seven-minute sessi weiter...

Author: J Bartley, F Fatoye
Source: Learning Disability Practice, 2012; 15(9): 25-28
Keywords: Balance, Walking Speed
GID: 3065; Last update: 20.11.2012

Press Comments (2012)

Indoor die Fitness erhalten und steigern

Source: LIPPISCHE Wochenschau insider, 2012; 11.10.:
Keywords: Gruppentraining, Indoor
GID: 3058; Last update: 05.11.2012

Press Comments (2012)

Für die Fitness zwischendurch – Vibrationstraining

Source: Schweriner Express, 2012; 19.09.:
Keywords: Firmenfitness, Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung, BGF, BGM
GID: 3057; Last update: 05.11.2012

Press Comments (2012)

Muskeltraining hat nichts mit dem Alter zu tun

Source: Münsterländische Tageszeitung, 2012; 13.10.:
GID: 3059; Last update: 05.11.2012

Press Comments (2012)

Galileo Training bei exacerbierter COPD

Source: beatmetleben, 2012; 4: 26-27
Keywords: COPD, Beatmung, Lungenerkrankung
GID: 3049; Last update: 11.10.2012

Research Studies (2013)

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

Press Comments (2012)

Knack-Po dank Wackelbrett – da viele Wege nach Rom führen, diesmal Po-Training mit Vibration

Source: shape up ladies first, 2012; 05: 6-7
Keywords: Bauch/Beine/Po, Po-Training
GID: 3042; Last update: 17.09.2012

Press Comments (2012)

Mobilität gefragt – Vibrationstraining kann Muskelschwäche vorbeugen

Source: Aktiv im Leben, 2012; Aug./Sept.: 19
GID: 3041; Last update: 10.09.2012

Press Comments (2012)

Bewegung a