Using Galileo Vibration Training to Prevent Athletic Injury

An excerpt from the Article published in Advance Magazine for Physical Therapists:

As the field of neuroscience continues to undergo a rapid paradigm shift, the fields of exercise science and rehabilitation technology are following suit. With these exciting changes, unique and promising treatment options are emerging. One of these is the subject of an increasing amount of international research: whole body vibration (WBV) technology.

Despite being dismissed by skeptics for many years, mostly due to misinformation, cheap manufacturing, and the lack of qualified instruction on its usage, this technology has been shown to increase muscle strength and flexibility, increase bone density, and improve sports performance.

Given this growing body of support, it also represents an effective tool for not only enhancing the ability of an athlete to perform, but reducing their risk of injury. The result of combining innovative mechanical engineering with basic principles of physics and human neurophysiology, this treatment and training technique uses reflexive muscle contractions against an onslaught of ground reaction forces to improve muscle force and power, muscle fiber recruitment and muscle flexibility. Along with these improvements, the use of WBV enhances the speed of energy conversion within the muscle as well as the body’s maximal level of inter- and intra-muscular coordination- all of which comprise a strong, stable and efficient system built for competing without the risk of trauma.

THE REST OF THE ARTICLE CAN BE READ HERE