Table 2.
General overview of whole body vibration parameters within each study
| Study | Type of WBV | Amplitude | Frequency |
Repetitions
(number of cycles) |
Cycles | *Cumulative dose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arias 200920 |
Non-stochastic | 7-14 mm | 25 Hz | 12 (over 5 weeks) | 5 bouts of 1 minute each | 60 minutes |
| Chouza 201119 | Stochastic | 13 mm | 3, 6, 9 Hz | 1 | 5 bouts of 1 minute each | 5 minutes |
| Ebersbach 200821 | Stochastic | 7-14mm | 25 Hz | 3 (over 3 days) | 2 bouts of 15 minutes each | 90 minutes |
|
Hass 200624 |
Stochastic | NR | 6 Hz | 1 | 5 bouts of 1 minute each | 5 minutes |
|
Kaut 201122 |
Stochastic | NR | 6.5 Hz | 15 (over 3 days) | 5 bouts of 1 minute each | 75 minutes |
| Turbanski 200723 | Stochastic | 3 mm | 6 Hz | 1 | 5 bouts of 1 minute each | 5 minutes |
*Cumulative dose is the total number of minutes of WBV for the entire study duration. Hz: Hertz; mm: millimeters; NR: Not Reported