Effects of vitamin D and whole body vibration training for institutionalized elderly women .
Changes in balance, functional performance, and fall risk following whole body vibration training and vitamin D supplementation in institutionalized elderly women. A 6 month randomized controlled trial
Gait Posture. 2011 Mar;33(3):466-72113 women were randomly assigned to one of four groups. Two groups received 6 months of whole body vibration (WBV) training accompanied with either a conventional or high dose of vitamin D3. Two groups received no training accompanied with either a conventional or high dose of Vitamin D3. Results from this study indicated that that vitamin D supplementation increased walking speed and TUG performance compared to baseline values. WBV demonstrated significant improvements in walking, endurance, and TUG performance.
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