Effects of Vibration Training on Exercise Capacity in COPD-patients

Exclusion Criteria

• •Severe exacerbations in the last 4 weeks prior to begin of study (definition of exacerbation: symptoms on more than 3 days with a relevant change in drug therapy (cortisone, antibiotics))
• •Severe disease other than COPD, that could influence the results of the study
• •Abuse of alcohol or drugs
• •Simultaneously participation in another study
• •Tachypnea (\>30/min)
• •Severe exacerbation during rehabilitation
• •Cardiac insufficiency (NYHA IV)
• •Myocardial infarction during the last 6 weeks
• •Mental-health problem
• •Pregnancy
• •Known HIV-infection
• •Slipped disk
• •Acute discopathy
• •Acute thrombosis
• •Implants in trained regions of the body (lower extremities)
• •Acute inflammation of the locomotor system, active arthrosis or rheumatoid arthritis
• •Acute tendinopathy in trained regions of the body
• •Acute hernia
• •Fresh fractures, wounds or scars in trained regions of the body
• •Gallstones or stones in the urinary tract collection system