Bring the Spa Home With These Lymphatic Drainage-Boosting Vibration Plates

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Vibration therapy may be making the rounds on social media lately, but the technology has actually been around since the late 1800s. In the 1950s, vibration therapy staged a comeback in the fitness space, with vibration belts being advertised as tools to help people lose stubborn belly fat and burn calories without actually having to, well, voluntarily move. Until recently, vibration devices marketed as weight loss devices were written off as a gimmick at best or, at worse, a bona fide scam. Fast forward to 2024, and it appears that sentiment—largely thanks to TikTok and spiked interest in lymphatic drainage therapy at large—is undergoing a seismic shift.

Touted for a laundry list of potential benefits, including improved circulation, boosting lymphatic drainage, and even reduced back pain, it’s no surprise that vibration therapy—especially with the use of affordable at-home vibration platforms—has made a major comeback over the past year. The fundamental idea behind vibration therapy is that the vibrations cause muscle contraction just like they would if you were, say, lifting a pair of dumbbells doing bicep curls, and the claim is that these contractions help build muscle and burn fat just by standing on the device and feeling the vibes.

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