The effects of whole body vibration therapy on bone mineral density and leg muscle strength in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 975-988

  Lau, Ricky W K ^a   Liao, Lin Rong ^a,b   Yu, Felix ^a   Teo, Tilda ^a,c   Chung, Raymond C K ^a   Pang, Marco Y C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b The Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Centre   (China)

^c Inpatient Therapy Services   (Singapore)

Author keywords

aging; exercise; geriatrics; osteoporosis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIBRATION;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOPOROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VIBRATION;

EID: 80955157878     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511405078     Document Type: Article

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