Whole
Body Vibration Exercise and MS:
What are whole body vibration exercises and how can it help with
reducing the symptoms of multiple
sclerosis?
Whole body vibration uses sonic vibration that helps to exercise the
muscles in
a way that your body responds as if it is working out much
more
strenuously than it actually is, helping the muscles increase muscle
strength,
as well as giving your body other benefits without causing an over
exertion of the body.
In the case of MS
fatigue can be a big
factor that can make it more difficult for those with
this diagnosis to exercise and still be able to end up with the
benefits that
we need to help us to be able to physically function better.
Often many types of exercises make ms fatigue so
much more
overwhelming that it may take at least 1 to 2 days of rest after doing
these type of exercises for those with MS to recover.
Doing
the whole body vibration exercises helps those with MS to gain the
benefits without the overwhelming fatigue resulting.
Can
whole body vibration help with regenerating nerve
cells and ms?
The thinking of the overall medical community is changing more towards
the idea
that
intense physical therapy or exercise can help to regenerate the nerves
that are
connected to the muscles that are being exercised. When the
muscles are pushed in certain ways, this actually can help to
stimulate the nerves to redevelop neural pathways
or possibly even repair or rebuild the damaged nerves.
It
is easier to understand this idea if we look at the way this works with
people that have had a severe stroke, as an example. In
the case of patients that have had a severe stroke, it has been
verified by the medical community that intense physical therapy, done
over a period of time can help to restore the function of different
parts of the body, which were not functioning previously as a direct
result of reduced or blocked blood flow during the stroke, which
resulted in damage to the brain or other parts of the nervous system.
But
are there other types of exercise that help those with the diagnosis of
Multiple Sclerosis to be able to gain the benefits of intense physical
therapy without adding to the more extreme MS
fatigue that many people with MS are already experiencing?
The
overall answer is -- Yes.
There
are several ways to exercise and accomplish what is needed for those of
us with M S, to help restore balance, increase muscle
strength, increase nerve function
and a whole host of other benefits to our bodies.
How
does doing whole bodys vibration exercises help those of us that have
been
give the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis?
- Whole body
vibration exercises help those with ms
exercise in ways that help provide the benefits of working
out without creating large amounts of fatigue, that is typically a
problem already for those of us that have already been diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis.
Whole
body
vibration exercises can benefit those with many different
types of
health conditions, but it is a very good way to help
reduce the
symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis in many ways.
Whole
body vibration exercises offer the following benefits:
- Provides
benefits of both anaerobic and aerobic exercise
- Increases
physical strength, dexterity, and endurance
- (ms fine finger movements ,
or ms dexterity, increases stamina, reduces ms
fatigue)
- Increases
balance and coordination (ms balance)
- Increases
flexibility, range of motion and mobility (decreases muscle
tightness and increases mobility - the abilities to walk and stand)
- Reduces
arthritic pain, joint and ligament stress
- Enhances
critical blood flow throughout the body (oxygenation and lymph
drainage) (increases how well your body can detoxify and helps with ms brain function, since the
brain is getting more oxygen to help it to function better).
- Increases
secretion of hormones that are important in regeneration and repair
processes, such as HGH (Human Growth Hormone), IGF-1, and testosterone
- Increases
bone density
- Improved
pelvic floor function (this can help to reduce ms
bladder problems or incontinence)
- Relieves
menopausal symptoms
- Increases the
“happiness” hormones serotonin and neurotrophine, substances that
support our thinking process (this helps to reduce depression in Multiple Sclerosis
and reduces ms insomnia)
- Decreases the
stress hormone cortisol (reduces ms
stress)
- Rehabilitates
injuries and ailments
- Enhances strength
and fast twitch muscles (reduces ms
spasms or ms spasticity and increases smoothness of muscle
function)
- Enhances
conventional training results
- Speeds
training recovery
- Accelerates
weight loss
- Enhances pain
reduction (reduces ms pain)
- Improves
collagen production (joint repair)
- Reduces
appearance of cellulite (reduces weight gain and helps to tone the
body)
- Tightens
Facial Muscles
- Eliminates
the effects of ms stress
- Relieves
tension and chronic pain in ankles, knees, lower back and neck
Multiple
Sclerosis symptoms that can be reduced using whole
body vibration exercises include:
- reduce fatigue
- reduce insomnia
- increase stamina
- reduce spasms or spasticity
- reduces muscle tightness
- reduces pain
- improves muscle strength
- exercises the muscles and
joints without adding stress to body
- increase balance
- increase muscle strength
- exercise and strengthen many
different muscle groups that are weaker with most who have M S
- reduce depression
and anxiety
- reduces stress levels
- relaxes the nervous system for
MS
- reduces exacerbations and
relapses for those with MS
- reduces loss of bladder
control or incontinence
- improves hand dexterity or
fine finger movement)
- helps to promote mobility
(standing and walking)
- improves nerve function by
stimulating the nerves while exercising the muscles they are connected
to
- helps
to redevelop neural pathways and reduce nerve signal confusion by
retraining the body over a period of time if the vibrational exercises
are done consistently over a period of time and on a regular basis.
- reduces
muscle tightness in legs and lower back
- increases
oxygenation of the brain and on a cellular level throughout the
body by increasing circulation and by causing the body to
exercise
at a cardiovascular improvement level
- increase
physical muscle strength, endurance and dexterity
- stimulates
the nerves by stimulating the muscles connected to the nerves
