The History of Whole Body Vibration Technology
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Vibration therapy was discovered in 1857 by a Swedish doctor, Gustav Zander, who built several different exercise machines - some of which incorporated a type of vibration exercise. After exhibiting his machines at two World Fairs, he started the Zander Institutes, (an early form of today’s health clubs), which proved to be very popular throughout the world.
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In 1895, in Battle Creek, Michigan, the developer of Corn Flakes, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, invented an FBV machine.
By 1960, the beginning of today’s standard of vibration exercise arose. In East Germany, a technique called rhythmic neuromuscular stimulation was being used.
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Russian scientists began studies of FBV in order to help rehabilitate their cosmonauts after returning from space - repairing muscles from atrophy and bone density due to the weightlessness of space. These Russian Scientists and researchers found that not only did this technology stop the loss of bone density, but amazingly it increased it and strengthened muscle tissue.
In 1995, a Russian Cosmonaut (and medical doctor) named Valery Polakov set a world record for being in space for 438 days thanks to vibration technology. Because of the Russian’s advantage of vibration technology, their astronauts were able to stay in space for 420+ days, while American astronauts had to return after 120 days.
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The Russians also used this technology to prevent injuries to their Olympic athletes. In the event one of their athletes did injure themselves, they were put on a FBV plate to rehabilitate the damage. In 1960 the Russian Olympic teams trained using the FBV for the games and took home 43 gold medals.
After the fall of Communism, FBV technology made its way east to west and continued to be studied and enhanced. Today after decades of research, FBV is used by NASA, professional sports teams and athletes, medical centers, spas and health clubs.
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There are two basic types of vibration movements:
Oscillating and Linear
(VIBRANT HEALTH & WELLNESS MACHINES) Oscillating: Oscillating (pivotal) movement generally supports more weight, has much less vertical impact on the body, reduces stress on the organs, and helps keep the spine more flexible and loose. When using oscillating full body vibration equipment, the engaged muscles contract alternately as in normal walking motion, so the same muscle groups on both sides of the body are not contracted at the same time. "Vibrant Health & Wellness" machines use this method.
(OTHER MACHINES) Linear: Linear (vertical/tri-planar) movement primarily duplicates the jump reflex in the body. The muscles on both sides of the body contract simultaneously resulting in very high impact. Repetition of this sort of impact makes certain positions on this type of vibration exerciser unsuitable. The user with joint or spine problems may find this muscle contraction uncomfortable and may benefit from an oscillating machine. Linear vibration exercisers are effective for improving jump height, which is why they are popular with football and basketball players. "Vibrant Health & Wellness" machines DOES NOT use this method.
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