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Proper circulation is important to maintain health and well-being. Exercise has shown to have a positive effect on circulation and lymph drainage. This is particularly important in recovery from strenuous exercise, or in various medical conditions such as diabetes, where circulation is of utmost importance.
Whole body vibration has demonstrated positive effects on blood flow. Gentle rapid contractions, repeated at a high rate, allow the muscle to work as a pump, resulting in increased blood flow within the peripheral circulatory system. This results in the body carrying off waste products much faster, thereby enhancing recovery.
Vibration exercise effects:
Enhanced peripheral and systemic blood flow
Enhanced peripheral lymphatic flow
Increased venous drainage |
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Kerschan-Schindl, K., Grampp, S., Henk, C., Resch, H., Preisinger, E., Fialka-Moser, V., and Imhof, H. Whole-body vibration exercise leads to alterations in muscle blood volume. Clin Physiol 2001; 21(3): 377-82.
This study found that a few minutes of standing on a vibration platform leads to an increase in the relative moving blood of quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles. Mean blood flow in the popliteal artery was also increased and its resistive index decreased. What is important to note is that this exercise did not alter the heart rate or blood pressure, but induced changes in peripheral circulation.
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Stewart, J.M., Carman, C., Montgomery, L.D., and McLeod, K.J. Plantar vibration improves leg fluid flow in perimenopausal women. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2005; 288: 623-9.
This study addressed the hypothesis of whether plantar vibration operated by way of the skeletal muscle pump, thereby resulting in enhanced blood flow and fluid flow to the lower body. At a frequency of 45 Hz, impedance-measured supine blood flows were significantly increased in the calf (30%), pelvic (26%), and thoracic regions (20%).The study found that plantar vibration serves to significantly enhance peripheral and systemic blood flow, peripheral lymphatic flow, and venous drainage.
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Bleeker, M.W.P., De Groot, P.C.E., Rongen, G.A., Rittweger, J., Felsenberg, D., Smits, P., and Hopman, M.T.E. Vascular adaptation to deconditioning and the effect of an exercise countermeasure: results of the Berlin Bed Rest study. J Appl Physiol 2005; 99(4): 1293-300.
This study studied the effect of vibration exercise as a counter measure for vascular deconditioning during bed rest of 52 days. In the control group that did not exercise, the diameter of the common femoral artery decreased by 13% by 25 days and 17% after 52 days. The vibration exercise group only had a decrease in diameter of 5% after 25 days and 6% after 52 days. This study shows that vibration exercise effectively attenuates the diameter decrease of leg conduit arteries after bed rest.
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Yamada, E., Kusaka, T., Miyamoto, K., Tanaka, S., Morita, S., Tanaka, S., Tsuji, S., Mori, S., Norimatsu, H., and Itoh, S. Vastus lateralis oxygenation and blood volume measured by near-infrared spectroscopy during whole body vibration. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2005; 25(4): 203-8.
This study showed that muscle oxygenation levels decreased in the vastus lateral muscle after vibration exercise, indicating that vibration exercise may be an efficient training stimulus for muscle deoxygenation. |
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