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2009

Whole body vibration

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The Effects Of Whole Body Vibration Platform Training On Hamstring Flexibility, Travis A. Epperson Aug 2009

The Effects Of Whole Body Vibration Platform Training On Hamstring Flexibility, Travis A. Epperson

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Introduction: Very few studies have looked at the effect of vibration on flexibility, and no studies exist that have looked at stretching concurrently with whole body vibration (WBV) training. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine if whole-body-vibration training (WBV) done concurrently with static stretch (SV) is more effective than static stretching alone (SS), and to see if WBV training independently (SQ) improves hamstring flexibility without stretching. A secondary purpose of this study is to determine if retention of flexibility gains are maintained. Methods: Forty-four subjects (31 men, 13 women) completed this study (age 22.5 ± 1.8 years; …