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Vibration Therapy & Aging Baby Boomers

September 10th, 2009

As we all know, those of us who are baby boomers are approaching the age where regular exercise is both increasingly vital and increasingly hard to maintain. Aging bodies need exercise to fend off the ravages of aging, and yet because of that very aging process, effective exercise becomes more challenging.  Often, going to a gym or other organized exercise program is not a viable option, and as a result the much needed exercise is not obtained, accelerating the aging process. But there is a solution.

 Our aging citizens often give up trying to stay fit, believing that their bodies can no longer stay strong and their activities need to be limited to prevent injury or damage to expensive and delicate prosthesis.  This can be depression, since these folks have spent their whole lives living independently and self-reliantly.  In short, these folks often give up on fitness.  » Read more: Vibration Therapy & Aging Baby Boomers

Ex-high school athlete uses Whole Body Vibration to help people with disabilities

August 11th, 2009

Consider this: You are a 6′6″ 18 year old high school football and basketball star and everything is going your way.  Then, in a gymnastics accident you break your neck and suffer a debilitating spinal cord injury.

Some might crumble with disappointment, but others rise up and take charge of their life.  In 1993 this was Brian Sheridan’s reality.

Sheridan did not only continue competing in sports, he also went on to graduate from college, become a registered occupational therapist, and start a number of nonprofit and for-profit businesses that help people with disabilities.  Of spinal cord injuries  Sheridan says “There is no cure.  Recovery needs to be comprehensive – mind, body and spirit.”

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