Local vibration therapy helps target and strengthen small muscle groups with targeted vibration therapy devices like TheragunTM and Hypervolt handheld attachments.
Vibration activates specific receptors in the skin and muscles. Afferent impulses from these receptors activate spinal neurons and thalamus neurons to trigger muscle contraction – producing an tonic vibratory reflex in skeletal muscle fibers.
Safer than TENS
Vibration therapy differs from TENS in that it stimulates muscles and nerves with percussive vibration rather than using electrical current to activate muscle groups and nerves, thus keeping vibration within its targeted area and not impacting neighboring structures or individuals, making it safer.
Add vibration therapy to your workouts or physical therapy for improved muscle contractions and overall wellness. Vibration therapy can also target specific areas that need healing, like knee or back pain or joint issues. There are two main forms of vibration therapy: whole-body and localized. With whole-body vibration therapy sessions, users will stand, sit or lie on an interactive machine that vibrates; in localized vibration therapy sessions a therapist uses hand-held vibration devices on specific parts of their bodies such as calves or thighs muscles.
Studies have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of vibration therapy as an approach for relieving pain. Vibration appears to stimulate receptors on your skin, thus decreasing transmission of painful signals into your brain. Localized vibration can also help decrease tension in joints while improving blood circulation – providing relief and improving mobility for individuals suffering from pain.
One study demonstrated that localized vibration was more effective than high-frequency TENS at alleviating chronic musculoskeletal pain, increasing proprioception and balance, and possibly providing stronger pain control than TENS. Another found that combining localized vibration with physiotherapy significantly decreased knee pain perception, balance indices, active knee flexion range of motion (6MWT), as well as knee pain perception among women suffering knee osteoarthritis; yet inconsistencies have been observed between studies employing various vibration techniques.
Before beginning vibration therapy, it is vital that you consult a physical therapist. An experienced physical therapist can determine whether vibration therapy is suitable for you and when and how often sessions should take place. Furthermore, they will help select an ideal machine and devise a workout plan designed to ensure maximum effectiveness from treatment.
Targeted Pain Relief
Localized vibration therapy offers targeted pain relief to areas of the body where it’s needed, according to Healthline. Vibrations pass through the body creating quick muscle contractions and nerve activity stimulation; these vibrations may help alleviate back pain by disrupting pain signals sent directly to the brain as well as helping reduce stress by soothing nervous systems.
Vibration therapy can increase muscle strength and mobility. Furthermore, it may prevent sarcopenia among older adults or increase bone density for those living with osteoporosis, reduce risk of falls leading to fractures by improving neuromuscular coordination and balance, promote growth hormone release and boost muscle mass and strength simultaneously.
Studies demonstrate how vibration training enhances one’s daily activities by decreasing muscle stiffness and increasing joint flexibility. This effect occurs due to stimulation of musculo-tendinous connective tissues that lengthen tendons and muscles.
Vibration therapy can also reduce muscle soreness after exercise, helping you return to the gym sooner and prevent injuries that impede training progress. Furthermore, vibration therapy has also been found to increase muscle density while decreasing risk of falls in older people by encouraging new bone growth.
One study discovered that combining vibration with traditional rehabilitation could increase muscle strength and speed up recovery time, providing researchers with valuable data on optimal vibration intensity and frequency to achieve maximum effectiveness and standardize treatment protocols.
Research demonstrates the effectiveness of vibration therapy to alleviate spasticity in individuals living with stroke. This therapy works through stimulating both agonist muscle contraction and antagonist muscle relaxation. Researchers must find ways to increase its efficacy as well as create a standard training program for individuals affected by stroke.
Vibration therapy can be administered either directly to the skin surface, through clothes or with a device held in hand. When choosing a vibration device it should be simple and intuitive for use as over-intensified vibrations may cause discomfort and fatigue when not applied correctly.
Enhances Circulation
Vibration therapy has been found to increase circulation to muscles being treated, particularly the areas under scrutiny. Studies have revealed it increases oxygen flow to active muscle fibers which helps fuel and eliminate waste products, leading to improved performance with reduced accumulations of lactic acid.
Localized vibration therapy employs a vibrating device focused on specific body areas such as knees or shoulders. This method of vibration treatment can be used to address injuries to muscles/bones as well as chronic conditions like incontinence or neuropathy, alleviate pain, increase bone density and stimulate blood flow.
Vibration of skeletal muscles often triggers a proprioceptive spinal reflex known as the tonic vibration response (TVR). This happens through stimulating type Ia sensory afferents in the neuromuscular spindle and attenuating Golgi tendon organ’s inhibitory signal to motoneuron pool; similar processes happen during resistance training and plyometric exercises but with lower intensity levels.
Though whole-body vibration has been studied extensively and found to produce many beneficial responses for muscles, bones, and nervous systems, much less is understood about its localized effects. A few research studies conducted recently indicate that localized vibration devices may increase muscle blood flow (blood flow [BF]), thus helping support recovery and strength following exercise.
One study conducted on the hand and wrist showed that localized vibration at 38Hz significantly increased bone-fide thickness without impacting heart rate or fingertip/thumb flexor response equally to vibration treatment. Other research used vibrating foam rollers or massage guns to treat various muscle groups.
Studies demonstrate that localized vibration therapy is a safe, simple solution that can effectively help increase bone density, muscle strength and circulation. If you would like more information on how vibration therapy could benefit your health, call MDM Physical Therapy in Mesa, Arizona now to book an appointment and schedule your initial session!
Promotes Bone Growth
Vibration therapy increases bone density by stimulating osteoblasts (bone building cells) to produce more calcium ions for bone formation, stimulating osteoporosis-preventive hormones like growth hormone and testosterone, and decreasing fracture risks by improving muscle strength, neuromuscular coordination and balance. Furthermore, studies demonstrate how vibration therapy enhances muscle growth while improving balance, coordination and posture – potential aid against sarcopenia, which often affects older individuals due to decreased muscle mass and loss of physical function.
Vibration’s effects on cells are achieved through monosynaptic and polysynaptic afferent pathways that regulate hormonal responses in the musculoskeletal system, targeting low-magnitude mechanical signals through monosynaptic synapses in monosynaptic pathways that regulate hormonal responses in this organ system. Low magnitude mechanical signals target mesenchymal stem cells – progenitor cells for osteoblasts, osteocytes and myocytes; vibration modulates their differentiation while restricting adipogenic commitment and increasing communication; reduced expression of osteoclast-forming RANKL inhibited formation; while vibration also stimulated production of lubricin by chondrocytes while decreasing activity of protease Caspase-3 which protected structure against apoptosis.
Whole body vibration therapy has become a staple among professional athletes, trainers and rehabilitation specialists for its ability to increase circulation, enhance performance and prevent injuries during workouts. NASA is even conducting tests with whole body vibration as an aid for maintaining astronaut bone density while in space.
Localized vibration can also help speed recovery post workout by increasing blood flow, transporting oxygen, nutrients and healing cells directly to damaged muscles, joints and bones, speeding injury healing while avoiding delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS).
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