enabling the exercise to be continued
for 6 months without any fatigue or difficulty. Compliance
with exercise is an important factor for preventing falls
among the elderly, and was 100% in our study. WBV exer-
cise not only improved the subjects’ physical functioning,
ie, body balance (tandem standing time, tandem gait time,
and TUG), and walking velocity from baseline values, but
was also well tolerated. No serious adverse events, such as
fall-related fractures or adverse cardiovascular effects, were
observed in any of the subjects during the exercise program,
suggesting the safety of WBV exercise.