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What is Whole Body Vibration?

Category: Physical Therapy

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Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) is discovered by Russian scientist Vladimir Nazarov, to prevent astronauts muscles and bones wasting when they were in space. It is now widely used in physical therapy, rehabilitation and professional sports.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Muscle fatigue 4 2
Balance problems 3 0
Parkinson's disease 2 0
Dercum's disease 1 0
Fatigue 1 1
Fibromyalgia 1 1

Show all 13 reasons taken

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  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 2

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Whole Body Vibration

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Whole Body Vibration

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Reason Patients Percentage
Other 1
See 1 patient who's stopped going to Whole Body Vibration

Duration

Stopped going to Whole Body Vibration

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 0
Usually 1
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 0
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 1
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 0
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