Anatomy review – the torso, lower limbs and feet
Chapter 3 Anatomy review – the torso, lower limbs and feet CHAPTER CONTENTS Thoracic cage 78 Vertebral column 81 Pelvic girdle 83 Hip joint 86 Knee joint 89 Ankle joint…
Anatomy review – the upper limb
Chapter 5 Anatomy review – the upper limb CHAPTER CONTENTS Pectoral girdle 173 Elbow joint 176 Wrist joint 177 PECTORAL GIRDLE BONES AND JOINTS The pectoral girdle on each side…
Health and safety
Chapter 8 Health and safety CHAPTER CONTENTS Safe, effective practice 248 The working space 248 SAFE, EFFECTIVE PRACTICE This encompasses a wide range of issues including the safety of the…
The teaching process
Chapter 7 The teaching process CHAPTER CONTENTS While the learner is doing the exercise 243 Instruction 244 Further ways to improve your teaching 245 Teaching Pilates is a bit like…
WBV as a warm-up prior to sport: Effects on flexibility
6 WBV as a warm-up prior to sport Effects on flexibility Alfio Albasini Whole body vibration and the effect on flexibility: a review Whole body vibration (WBV) has been advocated…
Whole body vibration: Treatment with patients or athletes
5 Whole body vibration Treatment with patients or athletes Ingo Rembitzki Preparation for therapy The aim of this chapter is to offer a clinical approach to whole body vibration (WBV)…
Indications and contraindications in the clinical application of WBV: Immediate and long-term effects and their influence on the selection of dosage
4 Indications and contraindications in the clinical application of WBV Immediate and long-term effects and their influence on the selection of dosage Alfio Albasini, Martin Krause Indications Whole body vibration…
Biomechanics: Principles of WBV
2 Biomechanics Principles of WBV Martin Krause, Alfio Albasini The mechanism by which WBV works on the body is somewhat debatable. It has been shown that mechanical vibrations applied to…
Theoretical considerations in the clinical application of WBV to sarcopenia, osteoporosis and metabolic syndrome
3 Theoretical considerations in the clinical application of WBV to sarcopenia, osteoporosis and metabolic syndrome Martin Krause Whole body vibration (WBV) has been advocated as a training regimen for improving…
Introduction
1 Introduction Alfio Albasini, Ingo Rembitzki Vibration training and vibration therapy, also known as whole body vibration (WBV), biomechanical stimulation (BMS), and biomechanical oscillation (BMO) date back to ancient Greece….
