Whole body vibration exercise: Are vibrations good for you?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 585-589

  Cardinale, M ^a,b   Wakeling, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; FORCE; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; VIBRATION;

EID: 24644500816     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.016857     Document Type: Review

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