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….
A comprehensive treatment approach
Chapter 7 A comprehensive treatment approach Chapter Contents Failure to respond to standard treatment approaches Malalignment and the standard treatment of low back pain The posterior pelvic tilt Traction Extension…
Common presentations and diagnostic techniques
Chapter 2 Common presentations and diagnostic techniques Chapter Contents The sacroiliac joint Anatomy, development and aging SI joint mobility Axes of motion Biomechanics Trunk flexion Trunk extension Landing on one…
The Malalignment Syndrome
Chapter 3 The Malalignment Syndrome Chapter contents Clinical findings commonly noted with malalignment ‘Malalignment syndrome’ seen with ‘rotational malalignment Description of ‘rotational malalignment’ Clinical correlation Variants of the syndrome seen…
Clinical correlations in sports
Chapter 5 Clinical correlations in sports Chapter Contents Clinical correlations: specific biomechanical changes Vertebral rotational displacement Vertebral levels commonly involved Examination and diagnostic techniques Correlation to sports: vertebral rotational displacement…
The malalignment syndrome: Related pain phenomena and the implications for medicine
Chapter 4 The malalignment syndrome Related pain phenomena and the implications for medicine Chapter Contents Pain caused by an increase in soft tissue tension Specificic sites of pain related to…
