The use of vibration as an exercise intervention.
The use of vibration as a means for enhancing athletic performance is a recent issue in exercise physiology. Current evidence suggests that vibration is effective in enhancing strength and the power capacity of humans, although the mechanisms mediating this effect are unknown.
Cardinale
Marco
M
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Human Physiology Building-Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. m.cardinale@abdn.ac.uk
Bosco
Carmelo
C
D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014732:Vibration