Vibration Plate FAQs
What are the types of vibration plates
Vibration plates can be distinctly categorized into four types based on their mechanics and vibration characteristics.
Each type has different impacts on human body.
Linear Vibration vs Pivotal Oscillation
Linear vibration plates and pivotal oscillation plates are the most commonly chosen types of vibration plates. Their distinct movement patterns and vibration characteristics result in significantly different physical and physiological effects on the human body.
Linear Vibration
Pivotal OscillationFrequency, amplitude, and G-force
Frequency and amplitude are the two fundamental parameters that describe vibration movement.
Vibration acceleration (G-force) is calculated value from these parameters and serves as a measure of vibration intensity.
Simply put: a 30hz frequency vibration plate moves up and down 30 times in a second; 2mm amplitude means the distance of the movement, usually vertical.
Common misconceptions about vibration plates
There are many misconceptions about vibration plate due to the lack of product information transparency and exaggerated marketing hype. Below link summaries 7 common misconceptions about vibration plates.
How to use a vibration plate?
The essense of using a vibration is to enhance physical exercise through vibration-induced fast-pace muscle contractions.
Many core exercises that we regularly perform can be duplicated on a vibration plate to achieve enhanced results.
Choose a vibration parameter setting and exercise routine according to your own physical condition. New user should start with a lower intensity setting, shorter session time and less sessions a day.
We recommend bare-footed or wearing only socks so that you can better use the vibration to stimulate the desired muscle constractions.
Where to use a vibration plate?
Vibration plates are designed to be used in-door, on a solid floor that resists vibration.
We recommend using our vibration plates on a carpet, which can prevent the vibration plates from drifting on the floor due to the vibration.
Our vibration plates are not suitable to use in a mobile home, or on the upper floor of of a wood-frame structure house, as the vibration can shake the house structure, produce excessive noise and potentially damage the house structure.
When floor vibration is a concern, we recommend trying anti-vibration cushion such as an EVA material exercise mat to reduce vibration transmitted to the floor.
Vibration plate can shake your house
For wood-frame struture house, the use of a vibration plate can pose a risk of structural damage to the house due to the mechanical effects of vibration.
Avoid using a vibration plate in a mobile home or on the upper floor of a wood-frame structure house.
Consult an house structure expert about if your house is suitalbe to use a vibration plate and a suitable spot.
Vibration plate can jump or drift on the floor
If there is no body weight on a vibration plate, when the frequency reaches a certain level, the vibration force can overcome the machine weight and cause the machine to jump or drift on the floor.
Pivotal oscillation plate has a higher amplitude so it appears more like jumping on the floor. Linear vibration plate has a lower amplitude, so it appears as drifting on the floor, similar to a cell phone drifting on the desk on its own vibration.
This is not an issue as long as you keep your body on the machine when it is running.
Risks associated with using vibration plates
The risks associated with using vibration plates have not been thoroughly studied or well-documented.
Clinical trial based scientific studies support that proper use of vibration plate does not pose a health hazard. However, a cautious and risk-averse approach is always recommended.
Individuals with certain medical conditions may not be suited for using a vibration plate.
The risks also depend on the type of vibration plate, its movement pattern, parameters, as well as the exercise poses used.
Is vibration therapy scientifically approved?
There is no vibration treatment application that has been scientifically approved for achieving reliable results.
Scientific research on vibration therapy has been gaining momentum in recent years. Positive evidences are bundandent. Yet there is still a lack of consistent results to conclude any treament solution with well developed and documented guidelines and modelities.
Is vibration therapy a pseudo-science?
The physical and physiological influences that vibration can have on our body are science facts. These unique influences may be utilized as treatment interventions. Vibration therapy is science based.
However, sellers may hype up their marketing with pseudo-sicence to promote their products. Such a strategy has been successful because their audience tend to believe pseudo-science, which often appears as an effortless solution.
How does vibration therapy work?
Vibration plates provide a unique mechanical intervention that effectively activates and exercises the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems. The rapidly repeated skeletal muscle contractions induced by vibration enhance muscle training and stimulate connective tissues, promoting cellular regeneration within these tissues.
The dynamic muscle contractions also create an efficient skeletal muscle pump, improving peripheral circulation and microcirculation.
The combined effects of vibration therapy enable advanced outcomes that traditional physical therapy or mainstream medicine often cannot achieve.
Does a vibration plate help lose weight?
The concept that vibration can shake off fat is unfounded. Vibration plate was promoted as a "fat-shake-off-machine" and therefore achieved initial success as a mass market commodity. Today a big portion of market for vibration plate is still for weight loss.
Fat, you could not just Shake It Off, Swiftly!
Muscle exerise is essential for weight control. Vibration plate exercise, like other physical exercises, can improve overall health conditions, contributing to a healthy weight management.
Quality issues of VT vibration plate
- Control circuit burned or malfunction due to inferior electronic components or soldering problems.
- Fuse burned due to power surge or circuit issue.
- Machine assemblies becomes loose due to the vibration, usually indicated by excessive mechanical noises.
- Motor burned or motor carbon brush wear-out shortly.
- Parts broken due to material fatigue over time.
- Remote control issues
Quality issues listed in 3, 4, 5 rarely happen in VT series vibration plates.
Where to order VT replacement parts?
You can order replacement parts from our website free of charge, by providing your order information.
We keep sufficient inventory of replacement parts in our Minnesota warehouse for instant order, usually shipped the same day or the next day.
Replacement parts are available for at least 10 years after the vibration plate is sold.
