Sabine Verschueren

TL;DR: In this paper, a randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effect of vibration loading on postmenopausal women's hip bone density, and the results indicated that WBV training may be a feasible and effective way to modify well-recognized risk factors for falls and fractures in older women.

TL;DR: WBV, and the reflexive muscle contraction it provokes, has the potential to induce strength gain in knee extensors of previously untrained females to the same extent as resistance training at moderate intensity.

TL;DR: Patients with low back pain have a less refined position sense than healthy individuals, possibly because of an altered paraspinal muscle spindle afference and central processing of this sensory input, and muscle vibration can be an interesting expedient for improving proprioception and enhancing local muscle control.

TL;DR: The effects of 24 weeks of whole‐body‐vibration (WBV) training on knee‐extension strength and speed of movement and on counter‐movement jump performance in older women are investigated.

TL;DR: 24 weeks whole body vibration training did not reduce weight, total body fat or subcutaneous fat in previously untrained females, but the gain in strength is comparable to the strength increase following a standard fitness training program consisting of cardiovascular and resistance training.