It would seem that vibratory training, if appropriately repeated, can induce stable hormonal adaptations which would testify to an equally stable adaptation, in terms of improvement, of neuromuscular function (Bosco et al., 2000).
Another effect caused by mechanical vibrations, applied to the muscle belly and/or to the tendon structure (10-200 Hz), or to the whole body (1-30 Hz), is the activation of the receptors of the neuromuscular spindles (muscle spindle receptors ), both at the level of the muscle/tendon complex directly stimulated, and of the adjacent muscle groups (Hagbarth and Eklund, 1985; Seidel, 1988).
This type of muscle response to vibration is referred to as the tonic vibration reflex (RTV) (Hagbarth and Eklund, 1966). It is scientifically widely documented that RTV induces an increase in the contractile strength of the muscle groups involved (Hagbarth and Eklund, 1966; Johnston and coll., 1970; Arcangel and coll., 1971; Armstrong and coll., 1987; Matyas and coll. ., 1986; Samuelson et al., 1989; Bosco et al., 2000).
AUTHOR
Tony Lo Grasso
released June 15, 2015
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