Case Studies

Bruyere O, Wuidart MA, Di Palma E, Gourlay M, Ethgen O, Richy F, Reginster JY. WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Osteoarticular Disorders, Liege, Belgium. olivier.bruyere@ulg.ac.be OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of whole body vibration in the elderly. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Nursing home. PARTICIPANTS Forty-two elderly volunteers. INTERVENTIONS Six-week vibration intervention...

Verschueren SM, Roelants M, Delecluse C, Swinnen S, Vanderschueren D, Boonen S. Laboratory of Motor Control, Department of Kinesiology, Faculteit Lichamelijke Opvoeding en Kinesitherapie, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium. High-frequency mechanical strain seems to stimulate bone strength in animals. In this randomized controlled trial, hip BMD was...