Introduction to whole body vibration machines

Whole body vibration machines have been very popular in Europe and Japan for a decade and have become very popular in North America. Whole body vibration (sometimes abbreviated as WBV), as a therapy, was initially explored by Russian scientists, who tested vibration on cosmonauts in an effort to decrease the loss of muscle and bone mass in space. As there is little to no gravitational force in space, muscles and bones are not loaded as they normally are on earth. Cosmonauts (and NASA astronauts) in space lose their muscular strength very quickly, which is why they are not able to easily walk when they come back to earth. A decrease of bone density increases the risk of bone fractures, so it's not safe to stay in space for extended periods. The aerospace industry in the former Soviet Union worked with vibration training to counter these effects. Before their departure, cosmonauts were subjected to special training sessions so that the density of their bones would increase and their muscular strength would rise. A particular form of WBV is vibration training, which is becoming increasingly popular. In the last decade, vibration training was mainly used in the fitness industry, but the use of vibration equipment has now expanded and is widely used in physical therapy, rehabilitation, professional sports, and is increasingly used in beauty and wellness applications.
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