Dr Rubin specializes in whole body vibration (WBV) devices proven effective for bone health. He has conducted extensive research and developed devices using low magnitude mechanical signals less than 1g acceleration (7/10ths of gravitational field).
Vibration transmits this signal from muscles to bones and marrow, where it drives osteogenic differentiation while inhibiting mesenchymal stem cell adipogenic commitment.
Why Vibration Therapy?
Vibration therapy utilizes vibration to stimulate muscles and bones. Muscle contractions induce mechanical stress on bone tissue that can promote and maintain its density, similar to strength training. Vibration can provide repeated short pulses of high-magnitude mechanical stimulation which effectively trigger processes associated with bone growth.
Vibration therapy has been shown to significantly enhance many health and fitness markers, such as heart rate, blood pressure, glucose levels, lipids and more. Furthermore, vibration can also help alleviate chronic pain while increasing flexibility.
Many individuals experience chronic joint and lower back pain as a result of muscle weakness, arthritis or injuries; studies show that vibration therapy may provide relief by increasing bone density and muscle strength.
Vibration therapy‘s vibrations can also stimulate osteoblast production – cells responsible for bone formation. Furthermore, vibration therapy vibrations help reduce inflammation and swelling in joints and lower back areas.
Studies indicate that vibration may help improve pulmonary functions and oxygen saturation for those living with sickle cell anemia and thalassemia, by increasing efficiency of skeletal muscle contractions and increasing circulation.
Other studies suggest that vibration may help improve balance and prevent falls among older adults, making vibration a potential treatment option for those suffering from poor bone density. Although more research needs to be conducted, evidence so far points toward it as being beneficial in improving balance and preventing falls in older adults.
Vibration has been demonstrated to aid tendons and ligaments by increasing their elasticity, thus preventing stiffening and pain reduction by blocking pain signals in the brain.
Vibration also enhances metabolism by improving blood and lymph circulation, providing cells with oxygen and nutrients while discharging metabolic waste more easily. Furthermore, this increased circulation enables the endocrine system to produce enzymes necessary for breaking down fats and carbohydrates more effectively.
Utilizing vibration therapy devices designed specifically to target muscle stimulation locally can only increase its efficacy further. These smaller machines allow for targeted stimulation of specific body areas like feet or shoulders.
What is Vibration Plate Therapy?
Vibration plate therapy utilizes vibration to stimulate muscles within the body. Vibrations transmitted through a plate or mat stimulate muscle contraction and relaxation rapidly, stimulating tissue stimulation, increasing blood flow, improving muscle tone and flexibility and even helping reduce inflammation within muscles and joints.
Studies demonstrate the efficacy of vibration plate training to increase bone strength and balance. Vibrations emitted by this machine cause unconscious, reflexive muscle contraction that strengthens bones by building stronger connections between them. Furthermore, studies indicate it raises levels of growth hormone and parathyroid hormone, helping prevent muscle atrophy as well as osteoporosis in later life.
Before embarking on vibration therapy, it is advisable to speak to your physician first. Vibrations could pose a threat if you suffer from epilepsy or have had blood clots in the past; additionally, pregnant women should avoid using a vibration plate.
A vibrating plate is a machine that generates vibrations via motors located underneath its platform, and transmits these through mats or boards placed upon it to reach your body. As these vibrations transmit from below the platform up through mats or boards placed upon it, your body has to adjust in response to them and force muscles to contract and relax multiple times per second, thought to increase bone-building cells known as osteoblasts and promote weight loss.
Vibration plates offer many health benefits beyond skeletal wellness. Not only can they relieve back pain and improve posture and balance, but the vibrations may also help relieve tense muscles while increasing blood flow to areas of compression, helping ease nerve compression pain while speeding healing processes.
Vibration plates provide an effective means for performing numerous exercises. One such exercise, planking, can help strengthen core and shoulder muscles. To do this, lay on a mat with your back straight and your feet or toes resting on the platform; raise one arm and touch an alternate shoulder before returning the hand back down onto the mat – repeat this three times for 10 reps each set.
How Does Vibration Plate Therapy Work?
Vibration plate machines (also referred to as vibration platforms or power plates) produce rapid vertical oscillations to induce whole body vibration (WBV). By standing or doing exercises while standing on such devices, muscle contractions cause reflexive bone and tissue growth through muscular contraction.
These vibrations promote blood flow and circulation, aiding muscle development while stimulating tissue stimulation and cell growth. Furthermore, they may help increase bone density in people at risk for osteoporosis or with fragile bones by disrupting pain signals and supporting natural healing abilities.
One way vibration therapy works is by encouraging the release of dopamine and serotonin – hormones produced during physical exercise which regulate mood and muscle movement – into your system. Research suggests vibration plate training may be more effective at encouraging their release than traditional forms of physical exercise.
Vibration therapy may work to increase metabolic rate. Muscles that contract more frequently expend more energy. When combined with weight training, vibration plates may actually aid calorie burn during and post workout.
Women using vibration plates while exercising burned significantly more calories during and after their workouts than those who performed only strength training, which could be attributed to reflexive muscle contractions induced by WBV as well as improved circulation and lymph flow. Researchers who conducted this study speculate that their results might have come from reflexive muscle contractions caused by WBV as well as increased circulation and lymph flow.
Studies indicate that vibration plate training may increase growth hormone, parathyroid hormone and testosterone levels – hormones which promote bone and muscle development, thus helping prevent sarcopenia and osteoporosis.
Vibration plates offer a low-impact alternative to weight training, making it suitable for seniors, those with arthritis or joint problems, as well as those who cannot participate in vigorous physical exercise due to medical issues like diabetes. Before engaging in vibration training on your own, please speak with your physician first and make sure it’s safe. Keep in mind that adding vibration training alongside healthy habits such as quality diet, proper exercise, and sufficient vitamin D intake is the most effective way of maintaining or improving overall health.
What are the Benefits of Vibration Plate Therapy?
Vibration plate therapy is a fast and efficient way to strengthen muscles, boost metabolism, relieve back and joint pain, relieve stress and prevent osteoporosis. Suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels alike; it should however be avoided by anyone on blood-thinning medication or suffering from cardiovascular conditions.
Recent studies have demonstrated the beneficial impact of whole-body vibration (WBV) training on postmenopausal women’s bone density and strength, through reflexive muscle contractions caused by its vibrations that promote growth of both muscles and bones. Additionally, WBV may help ease osteoarthritis symptoms for older adults by decreasing inflammation and improving circulation.
Studies demonstrate that WBV vibrations can help decrease muscle fatigue and improve balance, particularly among older adults. Additionally, this therapy may prevent falls for individuals living with osteoporosis as its vibrations cause their bodies to respond as though standing on uneven ground.
Vibration plate therapy also encourages the endocrine system to release dopamine and serotonin, helping with mood and muscle movement. While traditional exercise only promotes a limited release, vibration plate therapy provides significant amounts.
Vibration plate therapy offers many other advantages, including weight loss and improved circulation. Furthermore, vibrations may stimulate collagen and elastin production to increase flexibility and mobility while breaking pain cycles by stopping their transmission to the body from the brain.
Vibration plate therapy can be combined with treatments such as acupuncture, Graston Technique, physical therapy and chiropractic care for optimal health benefits. You’ll find it at some physical therapy clinics, chiropractor offices and holistic wellness clinics; home use may also be available from some companies; however for optimal results you should visit a professional like Dr. Nadler of Newtown Square Integrated Medicine where services like vibration therapy along with radial shockwave services, deep tissue massage and chiropractic care are offered – call them now to make an appointment and reap all its potential health benefits!
