Power Plate pro7HC - Manual (Page 3)

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Medical Indications
Fall Prevention
Claim: Power Plate ® training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention for the elderly
population to prevent falls.
Definition: Fall prevention is defined as
a variety of actions to help reduce the
number of accidental falls suffered by
older people.
Muscular Strength and Power
Claim: Power Plate ® training can be
a beneficial tool/intervention to help
increase strength and power to improve
daily life performance, both acute
and structural.
Definition: Physical strength is the ability
of a person or animal to exert force
on physical objects using muscles.
Increasing physical strength is the goal of
strength training. Power is the amount of
work done or energy transferred per unit
of time.
Pain
Claim: Power Plate ® training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention to reduce
and/or alleviate (chronic) pain.
Definition: Pain is an unpleasant sensory
and emotional experience associated
with actual or potential tissue damage, or
described in terms of such damage.
Cellulite
Claim: Power Plate ® training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention to diminish the
appearance of cellulite.
Definition: Cellulite describes a condition
that occurs in men and women (although
much more common in women) where
the skin of the lower limbs, abdomen and
pelvic region becomes dimpled
after puberty.
Weight Loss
Claim: Power Plate ® training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention to lose weight
and specifically lose body fat.
Definition: Weight loss, in the context of
medicine, health or physical fitness, is a
reduction of the total body weight, due to
a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose
tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone
mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and
other connective tissue.
Bone Density/Bone Mineral Density
Claim: Power Plate ® training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention to increase
bone density and prevent bone mineral
density loss related to ageing.
Definition: Bone density (or bone mineral
density) is a medical term referring to the
amount of matter per cubic centimetre
of bones.
Circulation and Cardiovascular
Claim: Power Plate ® training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention to improve
and increase circulation and improve the
function of the cardiovascular system.
Definition: The circulatory system is
an organ system that moves nutrients,
gases and wastes to and from cells,
helps fight diseases and helps stabilise
body temperature and pH to maintain
homeostasis. Two types of fluids move
through the circulatory system: blood and
lymph. The blood, heart and blood vessels
form the cardiovascular system. The lymph,
lymph nodes and lymph vessels form the
lymphatic system. The cardiovascular
system and the lymphatic system
collectively make up the circulatory system.
Pulmonary circulation is the portion of the
cardiovascular system which transports
oxygen-depleted blood away from the
heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated
blood back to the heart.
Flexibility/Range of Motion
Claim: Power Plate ® training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention to improve
flexibility and range of motion.
Definition: Flexibility is the absolute
range of movement in a joint or series of
joints and muscles that is attainable in a
momentary effort that could involve the
help of a partner or piece of equipment.
The flexibility of a joint depends on
many factors, particularly the length and
looseness of the muscles and ligaments
due to normal human variation, and the
shape of the bones and cartilage that
make up the joint.
Pathology Studies
Claim: Power Plate ® training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention to improve
general wellbeing, fitness and daily life
functioning in patient populations. The
Power Plate ® training will (probably) not
have any influence on the state of disease
or injury but it will have a positive effect
on general fitness, muscle strength,
daily life performance and wellbeing
that can improve the quality of life of
authorisedauthorisedthese patients.
Definition: No definition possible for this
very diverse group. Examples of patients:
Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease,
Fibromyalgia, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord
Injury, Diabetes, Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Claimed medical
indications include
use in relation to the
prevention, treatment
and/or alleviation
of disease.
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