ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2014
Determination of the optimal parameters maximizing muscle activity of the lower limbs during vertical synchronous whole-body vibration.
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- Effect of whole-body vibration on neuromuscular activation and explosive power of lower limb: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
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- Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Wearable Focal Vibration Therapy on Gait and Mobility in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Unveiling whole body vibration squat intensity insight from oxygen consumption and heart rate response.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Characterisation of the transient mechanical response and the electromyographical activation of lower leg muscles in whole body vibration training.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Vibration as an adjunct to exercise: its impact on shoulder muscle activation.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
- Effects of Whole Body Vibration on the Neuromuscular Amplitude of Vastus Lateralis Muscle.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2017Article
- sEMG during Whole-Body Vibration Contains Motion Artifacts and Reflex Activity.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2015Article
- Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Training with Different Body Positions and Amplitudes on Lower Limb Muscle Activity in Middle-Aged and Older Women.Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis SocietyArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo describe the most effective parameters maximizing muscle activity during whole-body vibration (WBV) exercises on a vertically vibrating (VV) platform.
methodsThe influence of (1) WBV vs. no vibration, (2) vibration frequency (25, 30, 35, 40 Hz), (3) platform peak-to-peak displacement (1.2, 2 mm), and (4) additional loading (no load, 17, 33 kg) on surface electromyographic (sEMG) activity of five lower limb muscles was investigated in eighteen participants.
results(1) Comparing WBV to no vibration, sEMGRMS of the calf muscles was significantly higher with an additional load of 33 kg independently of the displacement and the frequency (P < 0.05). During WBV, (2) muscle activity at 40 Hz WBV was significantly higher than at 25 Hz for the gastrocnemius lateralis (GL) for all loads, and for the vastii medialis and lateralis using the 33 kg load (P < 0.05); (3) sEMGRMS of all lower limb muscles was significantly increased with the 2 mm compared to the 1.2 mm peak-to-peak displacement (P < 0.05); (4) an effect of additional load was found in the GL, with significantly higher neuromuscular activation for the 33 kg load than no load (P < 0.05).
conclusionsOn a VV platform, we recommend the use of a high platform displacement in combination with a high vibration frequency to provoke the highest muscle activity enhancement. Without maxing out the acceleration stimuli, calf muscles' sEMG can be enhanced with an additional load of 33 kg which corresponded to 50 % of the body mass.
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