Clinical Trials

Although therapeutic whole body vibration (TWBV) is relatively new to many healthcare professionals, it has been thoroughly research over the past two decades. Consistent results are improvements in bone health, circulation, and balance & coordination.

More research can be found here. While there is a case to be made that some vibration devices are more effective than others, the body of research strongly supports the view that similar intervention (shaking the body at the same force and frequency) will produce similar results. Note that none of these studies were performed on TheraVibe™. TheraVibe is a new product using the latest and most advanced technology available in the whole body vibration industry and as such has not yet completed clinical trials. We do not claim that Theravibe will produce the identical results as those in the cited studies. However, since Theravibe delivers similar vibration to the body, it is probable that similar results will be observed.

See our results on thermography tests done with TheraVibe.

Bone Density

“A 1-year prospective, randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial of 70 postmenopausal women demonstrated that brief periods (<20 minutes) of a low-level (0.2g, 30 Hz) vibration applied during quiet standing can effectively inhibit bone loss in the spine and femur.”

“This non-pharmacologic approach represents a physiologically based means of inhibiting the decline in BMD that follows menopause, perhaps most effectively in the spine of lighter women who are in the greatest need of intervention.”

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Volume 19, Number 3, 2004
Prevention of Postmenopausal Bone Loss (PDF, 169KB)

Circulation

“The aim of this investigation was to quantify alterations in muscle blood volume after whole muscle vibration.”

“Twenty healthy adults performed a 9-min standing test. They stood with both feet on a platform, producing oscillating mechanical vibrations of 26 Hz.”

“Mean blood flow velocity in the popliteal artery increased from 6.5 to 13.0 cm/s and its resistive index was significantly reduced.”

Clinical Physiology 21, 3, 377±382 · 2001 Blackwell Science Ltd
Whole-body vibration exercise leads to alterations in muscle blood volume (PDF, 53KB)

Balance & Motor Function

“We administered a battery of 5 tests concerning neuromuscular function, locomotion and balance to a sample of 212 participants without apparent locomotor defects (mean age 70.5 years). 2 months training 3 times per week.”

“They reached mean performance gains in chair rising of 18%, strikingly different to the controls!”

Journal Muscoloskel Interact 2000; 1:54-58
Balance training in geriatric patients (PDF, 474KB)