[tri-med] Re: weight loss/pcos

I was wondering if this would help Nicholas with his osteoporosis, but then I 
read this article.
By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press 
CHICAGO - What if you could burn fat while shaking a martini?
Actually, it's your body that shakes like a martini on a new type of fitness 
machine that's generating lots of buzz and celebrity use. Even NASA has tested 
the concept.

These machines use vibrations to tone muscle and claim to do it faster. 
Aggressive promoters also say the equipment improves flexibility and strength, 
reduces pain and stress, builds muscle and reverses osteoporosis.

However, researchers warn of possible injuries ranging from back pain to 
cartilage damage. One even warns that the high-powered jiggling might harm the 
brain. They say the science is thin and too little is known about the long-term 
effects of such powerful vibrations.

Still, NASA is studying vibration as a possible tool for reducing muscle 
atrophy and bone loss during astronauts' long, weightless trips in space.

Clinton Rubin, a biomedical engineering professor at State University of New 
York at Stony Brook, said he has asked Power Plate to stop citing his research 
in its promotional materials. His work has led to a vibration device before the 
Food and Drug Administration approval for prevention and reversal of bone loss 
from osteoporosis, but that device uses much gentler vibrations than Power 
Plate, Rubin said.

He believes the Power Plate's vibration levels could cause low back pain, 
cartilage damage, blurred vision, hearing loss and even brain damage.

"I think they are cavalier in dismissing the dangers of chronic exposure," he 
said. "I'm a scientist. I worry that people are going to use this device based 
on a misrepresentation of science."

Power Plate warns pregnant women and people with retinal detachment, blood 
clots, bone tumors and other medical conditions not to use the machines.

Soloflex recommends using its device only 30 minutes a day because too much use 
would exceed industry 

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2007-05-29-fitness-vibration-machines_N.htm



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