The following article was recently published regarding using whole body vibration therapy as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease: A novel non-traditional physical therapy method is available for advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients that do not respond well to medications such as L-dopamine. Scientists from the Sun Life Financial Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation Centre from… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2010
US Olympic ski and snowboard teams use whole body vibration
According to Fox Business, the US Ski and Snowboard teams are using whole body vibration exercise as part of their training regime for the 2010 Olympics. Troy Flanagan, Director of Sport Science for the teams says that they will be using whole body vibration platforms in the warm up area at the base of the… Continue Reading