Benefits
The researched benefits include:
Muscles
- Increased muscle strength and power.
- Increased flexibility through muscle lengthening.
- Increased tendon strength.
Bone
- Increased bone strength - ideal for osteoporosis and osteopenia.
Metabolic
- Up to a 460% increase in growth hormone production - essential in repairing and regenerating body tissues.
- Up to 7% increase in testosterone production - allowing fast twitch white muscle fibres to recover faster and assisting with muscle strength.
- Cortisol levels decreased by 30% - decreasing stress response.
Blood Vessels
- 100-150% increase in peripheral blood flow - ideal for peripheral vascular disease and diabetes.
- Decreased diastolic blood pressure.
Neurological
- Reduction in muscular tone due to spasticity.
- Reduced tremor in neurological conditions such as Parkinson's.
- Increased positioning awareness in stroke, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's.
Function
- Decreased low back pain.
- Increased balance control in elderly and post ACL repair.
- Improved 'get up and go' time in the elderly.
- Improved stress incontinence.