What is Power Plate and How is it used in Chiropractic Therapy?
Power Plate is a piece of exercise and physical therapy equipment that sends waves of vibration between 25 and 50 Hz in intensity throughout the body. The vibration is low frequency and low amplitude, allowing short, safe mechanical stimulation of muscles. The device is used for specific sorts of therapies and training routines, often known as “vibration therapy”, “Whole Body Vibration” or “WBV”, “vibration training”, or Acceleration Training. Power Plate devices – which resemble something like a large doctor’s scale – have recently been approved as certified medical devices in the European Union. Worldwide, the devices are used in gyms, physical therapy routines, athletic training and recovery, and more recently in chiropractors’ clinics. Devices similar to Power Plate (and associated exercise techniques) were first utilized by Soviet cosmonauts in the mid-twentieth century in order to counteract accelerated bone and muscle degeneration caused by low gravity space missions.
Is Power Plate Safe and Effective?
Yes. Power Plate is supported by a wide variety of medical practitioners, athletes, and patients world wide. Power Plate is a remarkably safe device with a proven track record of success. Testimonials attest to Power Plate’s unique capacity to yield effective physical therapy, sports injury rehabilitation, and athletic training results. The credibility of the device is further bolstered by the fact that Power Plate International Limited – Power Plate’s manufacturer – is a certified European medical device manufacturer, and numerous studies support the technology that Power Plate uses. Peer-reviewed articles in journals such as the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, the Journal of Exercise Science, the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, the International Journal of Sports Medicine, as well as poster and panel presentations at the annual American College of Sports Medicine conference support the techniques and technology associated with Power Plate. Further studies published in journals such as the Medical Science Monitor, Maturitas, and The European Journal of Obesity indicate the usefulness of Whole Body Vibration for general health promotion, including improved blood flow, better weight loss maintenance when combined with a healthy diet, reduction of cellulite, better flexibility, and better maintenance of lean body mass after menopause in women.
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Additional studies published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, BMC Geriatrics, Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Sport-Medicine (translated: German Journal of Sports Medicine), the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, Gait & Posture, Age & Aging, the International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, the International Journal of Sports Medicine, the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, Acta Physiologica, Journal of the American Geriatric Society, the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, and The Physician and Sports Medicine have found that Whole Body Vibration promotes the following rehabilitative and physiotherapeutic benefits:
- Improvement of pain management
- Reduction of fatigue
- Improved balance and mobility in the elderly
- Improved ligament strength after ACL surgery
- Significant increase in muscle mass and strength in older men
- Improved posture
- Improved cardiorespiratory fitness
- Improved bone formation and resorption
- Reduced fatigue
- Improved knee stability
- Reduction in quadriceps spasticity in individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
- Improved walking function in individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
- Reduced arterial stiffness
- Better speed of movement and knee-extension strength in older women
- Improved breathing
So, How Does Power Plate Work and How Can it Benefit Me?
