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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
A Review on Whole Body Vibration for Bone Mineral Density Increase: Effectiveness Potentially Masked
Submission Author:
Arthur Delfim , MG
Co-Authors:
Marina Vieira de Faria, Eduardo Bauzer Medeiros, Jefferson Oliveira, Guilherme Henrique Godoi, Arthur Delfim
Presenter: Arthur Delfim
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-2865
Abstract
Osteoporosis worldwide growth is concerning developed countries governors especially with the elder population increase rate prediction. This is because fractures tend to generate great expenses and is directly linked to elevated mortality rate. This paper aims to evaluate the correlation between WBV (whole body vibration) techniques and bone mineral density variation, taking into account factors like: nutrition dietary intake, blood pH regulation mechanism and fracture healing period oscillation. It revealed that most important studies related to the WBV role in raising bone mineral density excluded the indispensable bone nutrition and vibration application integrated analysis. Therefore, it indicates that vibration platform potential effectiveness could be frequently being masked on all of the previous experiments, what greatly justifies further studies as a new protocol approach on osteoporosis treatment can emerge from this, composing a public health contribution that could be able to avoid many severe fractures and, consequently, deaths, especially among the elderly.
Keywords
Whole Body Vibration, Mechanical Vibration, Osteoporosis, Health
