Effects of a short-term whole body vibration intervention on lean mass in elderly people

Objective: To clarify whether a short-term whole body vibration (WBV) training has an effect on lean mass (LM) in the elderly. Method: 49 non-institutionalized elderly (20 men) participated in the study. Participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to the WBV or control group....

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Main Authors: Alba Gómez-Cabello, Alejandro González-Agüero, Ignacio Ara, José A. Casajús, Germán Vicente-Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2013-08-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112013000400039&lng=en&tlng=en