Fitness

Runge M, Rehfeld G, Resnicek E. Aerpah-Klinik Esslingen, Germany. RungeEsslingen@t-online.de Objective measures of gait and balance which meet the criteria of reliability and validity are required as a basis for exercise regimens. We established reference values of clinically relevant locomotor and balance performances for geriatric patients....

Iwamoto J, Takeda T, Sato Y, Uzawa M. Department of Sports Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. jiwamoto@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp BACKGROUND AND AIMS Exercise may enhance the effect of alendronate on bone mineral density (BMD) and reduce chronic back pain in elderly women with osteoporosis. The aim...

Kawanabe K, Kawashima A, Sashimoto I, Takeda T, Sato Y, Iwamoto J. Kawashima Orthopaedic Clinic, Chiba, Japan. The present study was conducted to determine the beneficial effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise in addition to muscle strengthening, balance, and walking exercises on the walking ability in...

Whole Body Vibration Studies Learn about studies of the physiologic effects of whole body vibration exercise on young and older people, nursing home residents, geriatric patients, postmenopausal women and the elderly. Physiologic effects include changes in oxygen uptake, gait, posture, body balance and bone mineral density. A...

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...