The effects of whole body vibration on humans: Dangerous or advantageous?

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-206

  Cardinale, Marco ^a   Pope, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Occupational medicine; Spinal degeneration; Testosterone; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

DEGENERATION; DISABILITY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EXERCISE; FORCE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; SPINE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTEOPOROSIS; SPINAL DISEASES; VIBRATION;

EID: 0142061108     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.90.2003.3.2     Document Type: Review

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