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Show Vibration to be cautious of some of the claims. ... With aggressive marketing, sometimes they claim things that aren't necessarily true." Some researchers are also concerned that vibration can be dangerous over time since it can send jarring waves throughout the body, said Andrew another researcher at Johnson Space Center. "I believe, and I think quite a few other people believe, the y jury is still out on it," Continued from Bl nation of the person using them," Bradley said. Dozens of companies have entered the market, including Soloflex which has sold more than 30,000 of its $295 vibrating, skateboard-like- , handle-fre- e i m i i J i i Aber-cromb- y, platforms in less than three years, said Jerry Wilson, d comthe Hillsboro, pany's CEO and founder. " "We get reports back that it helps people with inconti- nence," Wilson saidJlTheir aches and pains have gone away. They're stronger. They sleep better. It has basically the same effects as if they'd started an exercise program." A study at NASA's Johnson Space Center showed that the use of a vibration platform during exercise squats made muscles work more, but it didn't look at whether vibration makes athletes run faster or jump higher. "Vibration works ... but we're still trying to figure out how to use it best and I think we're a numljer of years away before we. do that," said Bill Amonette, one of the study authors and a fitness expert at the University of Houston-Clea- r Lake. "1 think we have Ore.-base- 1 I Vf Aber-cromb- v said. Clinton Rubin, a hiomedj- - . cal engineering professor at State University of New York at Stony Brook, said he has asked Power Plate to stop citing his research in its promotional materials. His work has led to a vibration device before the Food and Drug Administration approval for prevention and reversal of bone loss from osteoporosis, but that device uses much gentler vibrations than Power Plate, Rubin said. He believes the Power Plate's vibration levels could cause low back pain, cartilage damage, blurred vision, hearing loss and even brain damage. "I think they are cavalier in dismissing the dangers of -- A ,,, ...v, 1) y 2 CHARLES REX ARBOG ASTAssociated Press Trainer Michela Rossi right instructs Amy Allen as she exercises on a Power Plate fitness machine at the Power Plate Institute in Chicago. The workout is not aerobic and doesn't particularly increase the heart rate. It's more like weightlifting, but without weights. chronic exposure," he said. "I'm a scientist. I worry that people are going to use this device based on a misrepresen- tation of science." Power Plate warns pregnant women and people with retinal detachment, blood clots, bone tumors and other medical conditions not to use the machines. Soloflex recommends N3 us- - "I own a steel factory so I know whole body vibratidn has allowable exposure limits," dards for safe vibrations m the Wilson said. "But too much asworkplace. (The Occupational pirin is bad for one too." Safety and Health Administra tion doesn't set safety levels Associated Press Writer for fitness equipment, an agen- Mike Schneider contributed to this report. cy spokesman said.) ing its device only 30 minutes a day because too much use would exceed Industry stan- - r " - r y - nJJ' ir 4, 9 jrv. r J it 1 f if j ... in r ' 4 ?v ... ;. ' REAL MAnLYEAnEJ?A-nAIUr H JT'S IMP CWlTAfIT TO ; li ; ABOUT , i;- D LIIILC rrtUdlAIC UAUUtt! dbhtCIIIUU BECAUSE WITH A 1 6 CHANCE OF BEING DIAGNOSED JHEY KNOW ,. 1N 6T bHECKED. PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING i 08 0LD?B IF YOU'RE 40 AND CALL THE UTAH Dtcnimre I iwt trio i coct DDnrunoe iToB'JM:i') fj, l29 TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR DEPARTKT Ji bc - iMcc"rn , : UC8n tonxthtng OF HEALTH do . be cap: . nan about ancr 1 t, Website for News and Information in Central Utah. UTAH DEPABTMENT OF HEALTH '' u QteO Be our guest at an Saturday, june 2 n (JY'o meet growing health care needs, Central Utah J Clinic's new American Fork campus Our new campus features: Cardiology Gastroenterology . Imaging Center featuring a new Internal Medicine Laboratory Surgery Center Be sure to attend for A uc events is now open. . Ufev MRI for the entire family! Central Utah Clinic Your Health, Your Choice"1 1 0 a.m. to 2 p.m. I. Adults Cholesterol Checks (Please fast for previous 12 hours.) Blood SugarScreenirigs Bone Density Heel Scans (10 a.m to Noon) Blood Pressure Readings Sleep Disorders Analysis Vu-- Children Stuffed Ani.mal Clinic (Bring your stuffed toy for a check up.) Free bike helmets More Tours Refreshments Giveaways 1175 East 50 South, American Fork 418.0812 i' "' |