Changes in balance, functional performance and fall risk following whole body vibration training and vitamin D supplementation in institutionalized elderly women. A 6 month randomized controlled trial

The effects of whole-body vibration trai

The effects of whole-body vibration training and vitamin D supplementation on muscle strength, muscle mass, and bone density in institutionalized elderly women: A 6-month randomized, controlled trial

✍ Sabine MP Verschueren; An Bogaerts; Christophe Delecluse; Albrecht L Claessens; 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 🌐 English ⚖ 189 KB 👁 2 views

Sarcopenia and osteoporosis represent a growing public health problem. We studied the potential benefit of whole-body vibration (WBV) training given a conventional or a high dose of daily vitamin D supplementation in improving strength, muscle mass, and bone density in postmenopausal women. In a 2 ×