EFFECTS OF EIGHT MONTHS OF WHOLE BODY VIBRATION TRAINING ON HIP BONE MASS IN OLDER WOMEN.


Author: Santin-Medeiros F1, Santos-Lozano A2, Rey-López JP3, Garatachea Vallejo N4.

Affiliation: 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of León. Campus Universitario Vegazana, León. Spain.. asanl@unileon.es. 2Research Institute of Hospital 12 de Octubre ('i+12'), Madrid. Spain.. asanl@unileon.es. 3Faculty of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paul. Brazil.. asanl@unileon.es. 4Research Institute of Hospital 12 de Octubre ('i+12'), Madrid. Spain. Faculty of Health and Sport Science, Department of Physioteraphy and Nursing Universidad de Zaragoza, Huesca. Spain.. asanl@unileon.es.
Conference/Journal: Nutr Hosp.
Date published: 2015 Apr 1
Other:
 Volume ID: 31   ,  Issue ID: n04   ,  Pages: 1654-1659   ,  Word Count: 150  
    

OBJECTIVE:

the aim of this study was to examine the effect of 8 months of whole-body vibration training on bone mass in octogenarian women.

METHOD:

Thirty-seven women (aged 82.4 [SD=5.7] years) voluntarily participated in this study. The vibration group (n=19) trained on a vibration platform twice a week (20 Hz and 2 mm) whereas controls (n=18) did not participate in any training program. Bone mass was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at the hip region. General linear repeated measures ANOVA (group by time) was used to examine the effect of whole body vibration on bone mass changes.

RESULTS:

After the intervention, in all the hip regions (total hip, femoral neck, trochanter, intertrochanter, Ward's area), no statistically significant changes in bone mass were found.

CONCLUSION:

eight months of whole body vibration training (twice a week) in elderly women do not produce osteogenic effects.

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PMID: 25795954