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How effective is vibration plate therapy for the treatment of osteoporosis?

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Endocrinology · Boston University School of Medicine
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I served as a consultant for NASA on the Human Performance Committee for 35 years. The vibrating plate was developed by NASA thinking that the vibration would mimic the piezoelectric effect of the gravitational pull of muscle and loading on the skeleton to prevent bone loss in the weightless environ...

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