Postmenopausal women did 24 weeks of whole body vibration or resistance training; vibration increased hip bone density and muscle strength, while resistance training and controls showed no bone density change.
Direction not statedRandomised trial · 70 women · 24 weeks · 2004PostmenopausalCited 445 timesPubMed
A network meta-analysis of 26 trials found whole-body vibration, balance, balance plus nutrition, and resistance exercise improved balance scores in perimenopausal and early postmenopausal women.
Reported an improvementMeta-analysis · 2023PerimenopausalCited 3 timesPubMed
Untrained postmenopausal women did 8 months of whole-body vibration or walking, with vibration increasing hip bone density and balance more than walking, while spine bone density was unchanged in both.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 28 women · 32 weeks · 2006PostmenopausalCited 170 timesPubMed
In 151 postmenopausal women over 18 months, a combined exercise program increased lumbar spine bone density, and adding whole body vibration lowered the number of falls but not bone density further.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 151 women · 78 weeks · 2011PostmenopausalCited 101 timesPubMed
In 58 postmenopausal women over 6 months, whole-body vibration increased hip and spine bone density while high-impact exercise did not, and both improved mobility, quality of life and depressive symptoms.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 58 women · 26 weeks · 2020PostmenopausalCited 53 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women who did 8 months of twice-weekly whole-body vibration, low or higher intensity, maintained hip and spine bone density while controls lost bone, and improved muscle function.
Direction not statedRandomised trial · 47 women · 32 weeks · 2010PostmenopausalCited 53 timesPubMed
Osteopenic postmenopausal women doing 12 months of whole-body vibration training showed no improvement in bone structure, balance, or muscle strength compared to controls.
No difference foundRandomised trial · 31 women · 52 weeks · 2015PostmenopausalCited 31 timesPubMed
Fifty two postmenopausal women with osteoporosis on alendronate did six months of whole body vibration exercise, and researchers reported improved flexibility, balance and walking velocity versus controls; this publication was later retracted.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 52 women · 26 weeks · 2012PostmenopausalCited 23 timesPubMed
In postmenopausal women, 8 months of whole-body vibration or walking differently improved fitness measures, with walking better for walking speed and chair rise, vibration better for vertical jump.
Mixed resultsRandomised trial · 27 women · 35 weeks · 2009PostmenopausalCited 28 timesPubMed
In 30 postmenopausal women with fibromyalgia, a 6 week exercise program with added whole body vibration improved one balance stability measure more than exercise alone, with no other differences.
Mixed resultsRandomised trial · 30 women · 6 weeks · 2012PostmenopausalCited 22 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women with low bone density did nine months of resistance exercise plus either balance training or whole body vibration and researchers found both groups improved some balance measures with no difference between groups.
Mixed resultsRandomised trial · 57 women · 39 weeks · 2013PostmenopausalCited 15 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women with low bone density did 9 months of resistance training plus either whole body vibration or balance training; vibration produced greater gains in jump power.
Mixed resultsRandomised trial · 57 women · 36 weeks · 2013PostmenopausalCited 13 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women did 12 months of leg strength training with or without whole body vibration, and the vibration group showed greater leg strength gains and fewer falls.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 151 women · 52 weeks · 2010PostmenopausalCited 10 timesPubMed
Middle-aged women did 12 weeks of vibration training or conventional strength training, with vibration improving postural sway and both groups gaining knee strength.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 38 women · 12 weeks · 2010Midlife womenCited 13 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women with osteopenia did 12 months of vibration or resistance training, bone density was maintained in all groups, and resistance training improved quality of life and postural control.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 65 women · 52 weeks · 2022PostmenopausalCited 8 timesPubMed
In 151 postmenopausal women over one year, multifunctional training with or without whole-body vibration increased lumbar spine bone density, and vibration training reduced falls versus controls.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 151 women · 52 weeks · 2009PostmenopausalCited 9 timesPubMed
Osteopenic postmenopausal women who stood on a vibration platform 20 minutes daily for a year improved hip and back muscle strength, grip strength, and balance versus controls.
Reported an improvementControlled trial · 122 women · 52 weeks · 2016PostmenopausalCited 14 timesPubMed
In 194 women aged 65 to 79 with osteopenia or osteoporosis, 9 months of dynamic multicomponent exercise improved gait speed, trunk endurance, and balance more than OsteoStrong, though both improved grip and back strength.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 194 women · 39 weeks · 2026PostmenopausalPubMed
Obese middle-aged women did a 12-week diet and aerobic program with or without acceleration training; adding acceleration training improved grip strength, balance and flexibility beyond diet and aerobic exercise alone.
Reported an improvementControlled trial · 28 women · 12 weeks · 2014Midlife womenCited 10 timesPubMed
This protocol describes a trial testing whole-body vibration, high-intensity resistance and impact training, or both, over 9 months in postmenopausal women with low bone mass, measuring hip bone density.
Direction not statedOther · 36 weeks · 2022PostmenopausalCited 1 timesPubMed