Sport Boccia Goalball Sitting volleyball Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair rugby Impairment Cerebral palsy Visually impaired Multiple SCI, amputee SCI For the purposes of fair competition, athletes need to be assessed for…
Fig. 6.1 Application of Coban wrapping on the fifth digit (University Medical Center Groningen, UMCG 2008) 6.1.1.3 Splinting Splinting of athletes is a common technique for initial treatment of suspected…
Fig. 5.1 A thumb replantation. An amputated thumb (a) at injury, (b) 2 months and (c) 8 months following replantation, showing good functional recovery (Courtesy of G. Chick, MD) Fig….
Fig. 10.1 Hematoma due to a tourniquet applied too tightly Inflation time of 60–90 min, not exceeding 120 min [14, 15] Inflation pressure between 250 and 300 mmHg [16, 17]…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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….
