Reporting whole-body vibration intervention studies: recommendations of the International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions.
Whole-body vibration (WBV) is receiving increasing interest as a therapeutic modality to improve neuromuscular performance or to increase bone mass or density. In order to help improve the quality of reports about WBV treatment studies, the International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions (ISMNI) invited experts in the field to provide suggestions on how the intervention should be described in such reports. The recommendations are presented here.
Rauch
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Shriners Hospital for Children and Research Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, Canada. frauch@shriners.mcgill.ca
Sievanen
H
H
Boonen
S
S
Cardinale
M
M
Degens
H
H
Felsenberg
D
D
Roth
J
J
Schoenau
E
E
Verschueren
S
S
Rittweger
J
J
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