Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Tibia Strength and Structure of Competitive Adolescent Swimmers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Swimming has no effect on bone mass or structure. Therefore, adolescent swimmers present similar bone strength values when compared to normo-active controls, and lower values when compared to weight-bearing athletes. It thus seems necessary to try to improve bone structure and strength of adolescent swimmers through a weight-bearing intervention in order to reduce the risk of suffering osteoporosis later in life.
Source: PM and R - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Alejandro G ómez-Bruton, Alejandro González-Agüero, Angel Matute-Llorente, Cristina Julián, Gabriel Lozano-Berges, Alba Gómez-Cabello, Nuria Garatachea, Jose A. Casajús, German Vicente-Rodríguez Tags: Original Research Source Type: research