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What is Low-intensity Vibration?

Decades of scientific research have established Low-intensity Vibration therapy as an effective tool for preventing and treating osteoporosis.
cross section of bone with vibration ripples
Older couple hiking down a forest path

An analogue for activity

The strength of your bones and muscles are largely regulated through physical activity and mechanical loading. 

Low-intensity Vibration therapy is designed to mimic the effects of physical activity, sending out signals that correspond to the small contractions or forces exerted by muscles onto the bone with every step we take. 

This is particularly important in individuals with low bone density, who may be unable to perform intense exercise to regain bone strength.

Older couple hiking down a forest path

An analogue for activity

The strength of your bones and muscles are largely regulated through physical activity and mechanical loading. 

Low-intensity Vibration therapy is designed to mimic the effects of physical activity, sending out signals that correspond to the small contractions or forces exerted by muscles onto the bone with every step we take. 

This is particularly important in individuals with low bone density, who may be unable to perform intense exercise to regain bone strength.

Precision vibration

The Marodyne LiV provides an exact low-intensity vibration (0.4g) at a high frequency (30Hz) to the person standing on the device. 

The vibration is calibrated precisely to stimulate bone-building activity, while inhibiting bone wasting activity. 

The vibrations travel through the feet, up the legs and into the hip and lower spine, where they stimulate cells in our bone marrow. 

Vibration ripple water

Precision vibration

The Marodyne LiV provides an exact low-intensity vibration (0.4g) at a high frequency (30Hz) to the person standing on the device. 

The vibration is calibrated precisely to stimulate bone-building activity, while inhibiting bone wasting activity. 

The vibrations travel through the feet, up the legs and into the hip and lower spine, where they stimulate cells in our bone marrow. 

Vibration ripple water
mesenchymal stem cells

Unlocking the potential of mesenchymal stem cells

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are found inside your bone marrow. These cells have the potential to differentiate into a variety of cell types including bone, cartilage, muscle and fat cells.

With age, disease or physical inactivity, MSCs predominantly convert into fat cells. Decades of scientific research have found that MSCs can respond to external mechanical stimulation, such as Low-Intensity Vibration, to cause differentiation into bone rather than fat.

Experts have discovered that the specific acceleration and frequency that the Marodyne LiV vibrates at is the optimal signal to stimulate the bone-forming processes within MSCs. Over time, this increases your bone density and helps to combat osteoporosis.

mesenchymal stem cells

Unlocking the potential of mesenchymal stem cells

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are found inside your bone marrow. These cells have the potential to differentiate into a variety of cell types including bone, cartilage, muscle and fat cells.

With age, disease or physical inactivity, MSCs predominantly convert into fat cells. Decades of scientific research have found that MSCs can respond to external mechanical stimulation, such as Low-Intensity Vibration, to cause differentiation into bone rather than fat.

Experts have discovered that the specific acceleration and frequency that the Marodyne LiV vibrates at is the optimal signal to stimulate the bone-forming processes within MSCs. Over time, this increases your bone density and helps to combat osteoporosis.

A natural approach

Studies have established that standing on the Marodyne LiV device for just 10 minutes a day can help prevent and combat osteoporosis. 

The gentle Low-intensity Vibrations produced by the Marodyne LiV device are medically-certified and approved by the British Standards Institution as a safe, natural and non-invasive way to boost bone health, with no side effects or contraindications. What’s more, it may remove the need for potentially damaging osteoporosis medications.

 

Developed for NASA, refined for you.

Did you know that Low-intensity Vibration therapy was initially developed by NASA to help astronauts? 

Without the effect of gravity on the skeleton, astronauts rapidly lose bone and muscle mass when they spend extended amounts of time in space. Professor Clinton Rubin and his team found that this effect could be counteracted by standing on a vibrating plate for just 10 minutes a day.

woman stood on marodyne reading a book

A natural approach

Studies have established that standing on the Marodyne LiV device for just 10 minutes a day can help prevent and combat osteoporosis. 

The gentle Low-intensity Vibrations produced by the Marodyne LiV device are medically-certified and approved by the British Standards Institution as a safe, natural and non-invasive way to boost bone health, with no side effects or contraindications. What’s more, it may remove the need for potentially damaging osteoporosis medications.

 

Developed for NASA, refined for you.

Did you know that Low-intensity Vibration therapy was initially developed by NASA to help astronauts? 

Without the effect of gravity on the skeleton, astronauts rapidly lose bone and muscle mass when they spend extended amounts of time in space. Professor Clinton Rubin and his team found that this effect could be counteracted by standing on a vibrating plate for just 10 minutes a day.

woman stood on marodyne reading a book