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  "abstract": "Background: Osteopenia is highly prevalent after menopause and increases the risk of osteoporosis, falls, and fragility fractures. Whole-body vibration has been proposed as a low-impact exercise strategy, but its clinical effectiveness remains uncertain. This systematic review with meta-analysis aims to analyze the effects of whole-body vibration on bone mineral density and balance in postmenopausal women with osteopenia. Methods: Five electronic databases were searched following PRISMA guidelines. Randomized controlled trials including postmenopausal women diagnosed with osteopenia by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry were included. Methodological quality, risk of bias, and certainty of evidence were assessed using TESTEX, RoB 2, and GRADE, respectively. Effect sizes were calculated using Hedges’ g with 95% confidence intervals. Results: Five randomized controlled trials involving 248 women were included. Interventions lasted from 8 weeks to 12 months. Whole-body vibration did not produce significant improvements in bone mineral density at the tibia, radius, or lumbar spine, nor did it significantly improve balance compared with control conditions. The certainty of evidence was low for bone mineral density and very low for balance, mainly due to risk of bias, small sample sizes, and imprecision. Conclusions: Current evidence does not provide sufficient support for clinically meaningful improvements in BMD or balance following WBV in postmenopausal women with osteopenia. Nevertheless, conclusions remain uncertain because they are based on only five randomized controlled trials and very few studies per pooled outcome. Therefore, WBV cannot currently be recommended as a stand-alone intervention for improving BMD or balance, but neither can a potentially beneficial effect be definitively excluded. Larger, adequately powered, and methodologically rigorous trials are required before firm clinical recommendations can be established.",
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    "Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno 5290000, Chile",
    "Department of Education, Faculty of Humanities, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena 1700000, Chile",
    "Department of Physical Activity, Sports and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago 8370003, Chile",
    "School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3465548, Chile",
    "Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3465548, Chile",
    "VITALIS Longevity Center, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3465548, Chile",
    "Department of Physical Education, Sport and Recreation, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile",
    "Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3530000, Chile",
    "Sports Coach Career, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Viña del Mar, Viña del Mar 2520000, Chile"
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  "doi": "10.3390/jcm15218362",
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  "published": "2026-10-27",
  "publisher": "MDPI AG",
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  "title": "Effects of Vibration Training on Bone Mineral Density and Balance in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis",
  "title_text": "Effects of Vibration Training on Bone Mineral Density and Balance in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:20:01Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/c0805tj3jkb62",
  "venue": "Journal of Clinical Medicine",
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