Yesterday, we were paid a special visit by a couple of guests from CBS-19 who filmed footage of Dan Schutte receiving chiropractic adjustments and rehabilitative therapies for the “Make Dan Sweat” feature on the 11pm news. 
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Studies show that health benefits of vibration therapy include decreased bone loss (osteoporosis) and increased bone density in the post-menopausal women and elderly, it improves bone health in people who have fractures, and it helps with weight loss.
Whole Body Vibration (WBV) has been used for years to help elite athletes enhance performance and strength gains and flexibility. In 2001, NASA conducted studies that found clinical benefits by helping astronauts with muscle atrophy (loss) and decreased bone density due to the effects of weightlessness for long periods of time.
In 2004, Osteoporosis International published a study that found elderly women who used the platform in a nursing home environment preferred this approach to taking supplements for their bone health.
A study in 2008 in Chinese Medical Journal found vibration therapy increases bone mineral density and reduces chronic back pain in women with osteoporosis.
Another 2008 study conducted by the University of Idaho found the benefits of vibration therapy on exercise training to enhance performance in acute and chronic conditions.
At Spinal Health & Wellness, we’re also using WBV to help people obtain ideal posture for optimal function and health including conditions such as whiplash injury, scoliosis, and chronically poor posture.
References:
Dolny DG, Reyes GF. Whole body vibration exercise: training and benefits.Curr Sports Med Rep. 2008 May-Jun;7(3):152-7.
Hannan MT, Cheng DM, et. al. Establishing the compliance in elderly women for use of a low level mechanical stress device in a clinical osteoporosis study. Osteoporosis Int. 2004 Nov;15(11):918-26. Epub 2004 May 27.
Mitchell D. Vibration may improve bone health in older adults. EMax Health. Published online on 2010 Oct 26.
Good Vibrations: A new treatment under study by NASA-funded doctors could reverse bone loss experienced by astronauts in space. Science at NASA. November 2001.
Wenger KH, Freeman JD, et. al. Effect of whole body vibration on bone properties in aging mice. Bone. 2010 Oct;47(4):746-55. Epub 2010 Jul 16.
Ruan XY, Jin FY, et. al. Effects of vibration therapy on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Chin Med J (Engl). 2008 Jul 5;121(13):1155-8.
