Power Plate pro7 - Manual (Page 3)

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 and Visceral Fat Reduction
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.
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 aging.
Definition: Bone density (or bone mineral
density) is a medical term referring to the
amount of matter per cubic centimeter
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 stabilize
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 involving a partner
or a 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 well being, fitness and daily life
functioning in patient populations. Power
Plate might have a positive impact on
general fitness, muscle strength, daily life
performance and well being but does not
have a direct impact on the state of the
disease or injury. It will improve patient’s
life quality.
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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