A meta-analysis of 21 RCTs in 748 healthy women found whole-body vibration training for 12 or more weeks improved lower-body muscle strength and power, with postmenopausal women gaining more power than premenopausal.
Reported an improvementMeta-analysis · 748 participants pooled · 12 weeks · 2025Midlife womenCited 4 timesPubMed
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.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 70 women · 24 weeks · 2004PostmenopausalCited 445 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women trained with whole-body vibration or resistance training 3 times weekly for 24 weeks; both groups showed similar increases in knee-extension strength and jump performance versus controls.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 89 women · 24 weeks · 2004PostmenopausalCited 222 timesPubMed
A review of five whole-body vibration training studies in postmenopausal women aged 60 to 80 found increased muscle strength and small improvements in lumbar spine and hip bone density.
Reported an improvementSystematic review · 368 participants pooled · 2014PostmenopausalCited 6 timesPubMed
In 113 institutionalized elderly women over 6 months, whole body vibration training did not improve muscle strength, mass or hip bone density beyond vitamin D supplementation alone.
No difference foundRandomised trial · 113 women · 26 weeks · 2011PostmenopausalCited 80 timesPubMed
In 29 postmenopausal women, 6 months of high-frequency vibration platform training increased muscle power by about 5% but did not change bone density or muscle force.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 29 women · 26 weeks · 2003PostmenopausalCited 114 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women aged around 68 did 18 months of twice-weekly aerobic and strength training with or without vibration; lean mass improved and vibration slightly favored leg strength gains.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 151 women · 78 weeks · 2012PostmenopausalCited 65 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women doing whole body vibration training with squats three times weekly for a year gained lumbar spine bone density and leg strength compared with a low-intensity gymnastics control group.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 108 women · 52 weeks · 2011PostmenopausalCited 61 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women did 8 months of resistance training with or without whole-body vibration, with vibration adding extra strength gains but neither improving bone density or bone markers.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 55 women · 35 weeks · 2010PostmenopausalCited 70 timesPubMed
Over 14 weeks, postmenopausal women adding whole-body electromyostimulation to their usual endurance and strength training maintained resting metabolic rate and gained more strength than controls.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 30 women · 14 weeks · 2010PostmenopausalCited 71 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.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 47 women · 32 weeks · 2010PostmenopausalCited 53 timesPubMed
Obese postmenopausal women with high blood pressure did 8 weeks of whole-body vibration training with or without L-citrulline, and vibration training increased leg strength and lowered leg artery stiffness.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 41 women · 8 weeks · 2015PostmenopausalCited 48 timesPubMed
In 33 postmenopausal women over 12 weeks, both low-intensity resistance training and whole-body vibration improved blood vessel function and leg strength, while resistance training also improved gait speed.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 33 women · 12 weeks · 2019PostmenopausalCited 42 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women with prehypertension or hypertension who did 12 weeks of whole-body vibration training had reduced arterial stiffness and blood pressure and increased leg strength versus no-exercise controls.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 25 women · 12 weeks · 2014PostmenopausalCited 46 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women with low bone density who did whole-body vibration plus calcium and vitamin D for 24 weeks had greater increases in leg muscle work and lumbar and femoral bone density than those taking supplements alone.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 43 women · 24 weeks · 2020PostmenopausalCited 30 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
Postmenopausal women did 24 weeks of whole-body vibration or multicomponent training; both reduced total fat mass and increased knee and ankle strength, with no change in bone density.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 38 women · 24 weeks · 2017PostmenopausalCited 26 timesPubMed
Older postmenopausal women did 6 months of local vibration training, which improved isometric muscle strength but did not change bone density, muscle mass, or physical performance.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 35 women · 26 weeks · 2015PostmenopausalCited 27 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women with prehypertension or hypertension who did 6 weeks of whole-body vibration training showed reduced aortic blood pressure and wave reflection and increased leg muscle strength versus controls.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 28 women · 6 weeks · 2014PostmenopausalCited 27 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.
No difference foundRandomised trial · 27 women · 35 weeks · 2009PostmenopausalCited 28 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women did 12 weeks of whole body vibration or multi-component training, with both groups showing similar gains in knee and ankle strength and body composition changes.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 38 women · 12 weeks · 2015PostmenopausalCited 22 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women with fibromyalgia who did 6 weeks of exercise with or without added whole-body vibration both improved quality of life and strength, with greater strength gains in the vibration group.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 30 women · 6 weeks · 2010PostmenopausalCited 24 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.
No difference foundRandomised trial · 30 women · 6 weeks · 2012PostmenopausalCited 22 timesPubMed
Women aged 45 to 60 did a 12-week leg exercise program on a vibrating or non-vibrating platform, and vibration did not improve leg strength or power more than exercise alone.
No difference foundRandomised trial · 39 women · 12 weeks · 2013Midlife womenCited 16 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women aged 60 to 75 did one year of whole body vibration training three times weekly; leg and trunk strength increased and joint pain decreased versus a gymnastics control group, body composition unchanged.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 108 women · 52 weeks · 2011PostmenopausalCited 12 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.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 57 women · 36 weeks · 2013PostmenopausalCited 13 timesPubMed
Sedentary postmenopausal women did 8 weeks of whole body vibration, circuit resistance, or aerobic training, with vibration showing no body composition benefit and a strength decrease versus other methods.
Mixed resultsRandomised trial · 8 weeks · 2014PostmenopausalCited 28 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
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
A review reported that whole body vibration training showed gains or maintenance of bone mineral density in postmenopausal women, with muscle performance gains similar to resistance training.
Reported an improvementOther · 2008Midlife womenCited 49 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