Whole Body Vibration Research - What Medical Experts Say About Vibration Therapy

Whole body vibration has been feted for its many advantages over routine exercise regimes. Yet the practice has its skeptics. Does medical opinion support the claims of vibration therapists? Whole body vibration studies have not been conducted on a large scale, so data is hard to come by and it is not easy to draw conclusions. The most authentic information comes from NASA's research, conducted jointly with the State University of New York. Studies conducted on animal subjects proved that bone loss could be prevented for as little as 10 minutes of daily vibration therapy.

One of the few whole body vibration studies to be conducted on human subjects found that the use of vibration platforms helped a young soccer player deal with soft tissue trauma. Word from users of vibration platforms has also been favorable. In any case, it does not hurt to give it a shot - there are no known side effects to vibration therapy.