Vibration plates: pros and cons

(decline in muscle mass) and osteopenia (decline in bone mass) due to prolonged weightlessness in space.

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Improvement of respiratory capacity; on sedentary people, it is logical that introducing a training protocol leads to an improvement in general functionality; the first adaptations are always of a respiratory nature (bronchial fitness);

Improvement of ossification and bone mineralization processes in osteoporotic patients; it has been shown that ossification can also be improved by imparting mechanical stimuli, such as those imposed by motor exercise. It is therefore logical that any physical training acts in a preventive and partially therapeutic way on the fight against osteoporosis;

Improvement in the synthesis of some hormones; this effect, which should be "measured" and contextualized with respect to the normal condition, is perhaps the most difficult to motivate.

It should be emphasized that there is not only one vibratory program at a certain frequency, but several programs at different frequencies and in equally changing body positions. For this reason, the subject who undergoes the treatment is always followed by an exercise specialist.

For further information: Vibration and Sport Absolutes of "Total Body Vibration" - Whole-Body Vibration (WBW).

Studies conducted on direct vibration on the spine indicate that vibration can cause, aggravate, or worsen the symptoms of the following damage:

• Protrusion and / or herniation of the intervertebral disc;
• Vertebral bone degeneration;
• Osteoarthritis.

On the other hand, the vibration diffused from the spine to the head can cause the following damage:

• Hearing reduction;
• Weakening of vision;
• Vestibular damage;
• Cerebral haemorrhage - at too high frequencies and magnitudes.

In the clinical and exercise physiology publications, the results of studies and research carried out on "living" subjects are cited; in the specific case of research on vibration, the so-called "exclusion criteria" have been adopted. This means that people with certain problems physicists cannot participate in the experiments, given the high risk of deterioration they could have developed. These exclusion criteria include:

• History of lower back pain
• Acute inflammation of the pelvis or lower limbs;
• Acute thrombosis;
• Osteosarcoma (bone cancer);
• Recent fractures;
• Recent installations;
• Hepatic lithiasis (calculosis);
• Renal lithiasis;
• Diseases of the spine;
• Peripheral vascular disease;
• Pregnancy.

Those who recognize themselves in the above conditions should absolutely not undergo any type of vibratory treatment. We therefore invite people who read this article not to trust the advertisements on the aesthetic effects of vibration plates, especially related to: weight loss, cellulite, skin toning, etc. Instead, consult your doctor or a specialist before embarking on any vibratory conditioning program.

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