Medical Indications
Claimed medical
indications include
use in relation to
the prevention,
treatment and/
or alleviation of
disease.
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Based on standards published by the
European Medical Device Directive,
Pro5M Power Plate medical device is not
intended for home healthcare use. Safe
use is partially dependent on a properly
grounded power supply.
Weight Loss
Claim:
Power Plate training can
be beneficial in helping to reduce
percentage body fat in overweight
individuals.
Definition:
Weight loss, in the context
of medicine, health or physical fitness,
is a reduction of the total body weight,
due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or
adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely
bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon
and other connective tissue.
Circulation and Cardiovascular
Claim:
Power Plate training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention in reducing
arterial stiffness and improving the
function of the cardiovascular system.
Definition:
The circulatory system is
an organ system that moves nutrients,
gases and wastes to and from cells,
helps fight diseases and helps stabilize
body temperature and pH to maintain
homeostasis. Two types of fluids move
through the circulatory system: blood
and lymph. The blood, heart and blood
vessels form the cardiovascular system.
The lymph, lymph nodes and lymph
vessels form the lymphatic system. The
cardiovascular system and the lymphatic
system collectively make up the
circulatory system. Pulmonary circulation
is the portion of the cardiovascular
system which transports oxygen-
depleted blood away from the heart, to
the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood
back to the heart.
Fall Prevention
Claim:
Power Plate training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention in reducing
the risk of falls in the elderly population.
Definition:
Fall prevention is defined as
a variety of actions to help reduce the
number of accidental falls suffered by
older people.
Muscular Strength and Power
Claim:
Power Plate can be a beneficial
tool/intervention to help preserve
muscular strength and power.
Definition:
Physical strength is the ability
of a person or animal to exert force
on physical objects using muscles.
Increasing physical strength is the goal
of strength training. Power is the amount
of work done or energy transferred per
unit of time.
Pain
Claim:
Power Plate training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention in reducing
and/or alleviating chronic pain.
Definition:
Pain is an unpleasant sensory
and emotional experience associated
with actual or potential tissue damage, or
described in terms of such damage.
Bone Density
Claim:
Power Plate training can be a
beneficial tool/intervention to increase
bone density and prevent bone mineral
density loss related to aging.
Definition:
Bone density, or bone
mineral density, is the amount of bone
mineral in bone tissue. The concept is
of mass of mineral per volume of bone,
although clinically it is measured by
proxy according to optical density per
square centimetre of bone surface upon
imaging.
