Power Plate pro6 plus User Manual

Instructions for Use
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Contents
Introduction 01 Correct Use is Essential for Optimal Results 01
Medical Indications 02
Important Safety Instructions 04 Health Warnings 04 Setup and Handling 04
Position and Balance 05
proMOTION™ Dynamic Vibration Technology 06
Technical Specications 07
Maintenance 08 Troubleshooting 08
Box Contents 09
EMC Declaration and Precautions 10
Symbol Descriptions 14
Safety Classications 15 Appendix – FCC / IC statement 16
Touchscreen Controls 17
Parameters 19
Contact and Support 21 Warranty 21
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Introduction
Power Plate® can be used by almost ever yone. You can adjust training to your own level and reduce any burden on your joints, tendons and ligaments. As with every form of training, the correct use of exercises, adjusted to your personal abilities, will determine the benets and effects of completing a training session on Power Plate, while at the same time reducing the risk of injur y to the body. We recommend con­sulting your physician before beginning any new exercise program. For your safety, please review the product instructions before operating this, or any, functional tool. If at any time you feel faint, dizzy, nauseous, shor t of breath or in pain, stop exercising immediately and consult with your physician.
Body posture, muscle stif fness and muscle tension (i.e. how contracted your muscle is) are important contributing factors in your training session. If muscles are tensed, or contracted, they will absorb vibrations to help strengthen and tone those muscles. Passive or active exercises, such as stretch and massage,can be performed on a more frequent basis.
Reexive Stabilization exercise should be used on a regular basis, starting with low intensity, which means low frequency and amplitude settings for short sessions. The body should be gently stimulated in a way that will allow you to adjust to vibration training, but will not overload your body. Over time, the intensit y and duration can be increased in the same manner as other progressive training programs. Once the body has adapted to vibration, the training can be changed or intensied to keep improving performance.
Medical Indications
Claimed medical indications include use in rel ation to the prevention, treatment and/or alleviation of disease.
Falls Prevention Claim: Power Plate® training can be a
benecial tool/intervention for the elderly population to prevent falls.
Denition: Falls prevention is dened as
a variety of actions to help reduce the number of accidental falls suffered by older people.
Muscular Strength and Power
Claim: Power Plate training can be
a benecial tool/inter vention to help increase strength and power to improve daily life performance, both acute and structural.
Denition: Physical strength is the ability
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
benecial tool/intervention to reduce and/ or alleviate (chronic) pain.
Denition: Pain is an unpleasant sensor y
and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.
Cellulite
Claim: Power Plate training can be a
benecial tool/intervention to diminish the appearance of cellulite.
Denition: Cellulite describes a condition
that occurs in men and women (although much more common in women) where the skin of the lower limbs, abdomen and pelvic region becomes dimpled after puberty.
Weight Loss and Visceral Fat Reduction
Claim: Power Plate training can be a
benecial tool/intervention to lose weight and specically lose body fat.
Denition: Weight loss, in the context of
medicine, health or physical tness, is a reduction of total body weight, due to a mean loss of uid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass.
Bone Density/Bone Mineral Density
Claim: Power Plate training can be a
benecial tool/intervention to increase bone density and prevent bone mineral density loss related to aging.
Denition: Bone density (or bone mineral
density) is a medical term referring to the amount of matter per cubic centimeter of bones.
Circulation and Cardiovascular
Claim: Power Plate training can be a
benecial tool/inter vention to improve and increase circulation and improve the function of the cardiovascular system.
Denition: The circulatory system is an
organ system that moves nutrients, gases and wastes to and from cells, helps ght diseases and helps stabilize body temperature and pH to maintain homeostasis. Two types of uids move through the circulator y 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 por tion of the cardiovascular system which transpor ts oxygen­depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.
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Flexibility/Range of Motion
Claim: Power Plate training can be a
benecial tool/inter vention to improve exibilit y and range of motion.
Denition: Flexibility is the absolute
range of movement in a joint or series of joints and muscles that is attainable in a momentary effort involving a par tner or a piece of equipment. The exibility of a joint depends on many factors, particularly the length and looseness of the muscles and ligaments due to normal human variation, and the shape of the bones and cartilage that make up the joint.
Pathology Studies
Claim: Power Plate training can be a
benecial tool/inter vention to improve general well being, tness and daily life functioning in patient populations. Power Plate might have a positive impact on general tness, muscle strength, daily life performance and well being but does not have a direct impact on the state of the disease or injury. It will improve patient’s life quality.
Denition: No denition possible for this
very diverse group. Examples of patients: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Fibromyalgia, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord Injury, Diabetes, Cardiac Rehabilitation.
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Important Safety Instructions
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Before using Power Plate, it is essential
you read the entire user manual, including all warnings and safety instructions. You should also convey all such warnings and instructions to any other person using Power Plate. Retain this user manual for future reference.
! Health Warning
Before beginning any exercise program,
you should consult a physician for a physical examination and clearance to engage in the program, or personal injury could result.
If you have any known medical condition,
or any physical limitation on your ability to exercise, Power Plate strongly recommends you seek the advice of a physician before using Power Plate, in order to avoid possible personal injury.
If, while using Power Plate, you
experience any dizziness, faintness, shortness of breath or pain, you must stop using the machine immediately and consult a physician. Failure to do so could result in personal injur y.
Power Plate is a medical device and
is designed for therapeutic purposes within specic medical indications and supervision integrated into a closely monitored exercise program only and as part of an exercise program.
Always follow the directions on the
console for proper operation.
Close supervision is required when the
machine is used by or near, children or disabled persons.
Always take care when getting on and
off the machine. Use the handles as needed, to maintain stability when getting on and off the machine.Never reach into or under the machine, or tip the machine on its side, while it is in operation.
Use Power Plate only for the purposes
described in this user manual and only with attachments or accessories that come with the unit or which Power Plate has specically approved for use with the machine, or personal injury could result.
Setup and Handling
! Danger: To reduce the risk of electrical
shock, always unplug Power Plate before cleaning or servicing it.
! Warning: To reduce the risk of electrical
shock, re, burns or other injury, always plug Power Plate into a properly­grounded electrical outlet.
! Warning: To ensure safe use of Power
Plate, it must be regularly examined for damage and wear. The machine, however, contains no user-serviceable parts. Thus, with the exception of the maintenance tasks described later in this manual, the owner/user should always retain an authorized Power Plate service professional to perform maintenance and/or service on the machine.
!Warning
The device is not suitable for use in the presence of ammable anesthetic mixtures with air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide.
The device requires no calibration. The device is not repairable and contains no user ser viceable parts.
The user must check that the equipment functions safely and see that it is in proper working condition before being used.
The manufacturer does not require such preventive inspections by other persons.
The plug is used to disconnect from the main supply. Do not position the machine so it is difcult to disconnect the main
plug.
!Warning: To avoid the risk of electric shock, this equipment must only be connected to a supply main with
protective ear th grounding.
The machine should be set up on a
hard, level sur face in an area free of obstructions within at least three feet of the vibration platform.
The machine should not be used
outdoors, near a pool, or near any source of water or extreme humidity. Contact with water could cause a short-circuit, which could cause personal injury or damage the machine. Unplug the machine when not in use.
Never at tempt to lift or move the
machine without assistance.
Never operate the machine if it has
been dropped, tipped over, damaged, or even par tially immersed in water, unless an authorized Power Plate service professional has examined the machine and cleared it for use.
Never insert objects into any opening
on the machine. If an object falls into the machine, shut the machine off and remove the power plug before attempting to retrieve the object. If the object cannot be reached, contact an authorized Power Plate service professional.
or straighten his/her legs when standing upright on the machine.
It is important at all times to maintain
balance while on the machine. The user, however, should not “hang” on the machine’s handles in order to maintain balance but should (unless the directions for a particular exercise state otherwise) keep his/her knees directly above the toes. Proper position and balance are especially impor tant if the user employs weights during any exercise on the machine. Power Plate strongly recommends users not employ weights while using the machine, unless they are being coached by an exercise professional or unless the user has extensive experience with weight training or with Power Plate.
The three illustrations on the right
demonstrate the incorrect ways to stand on the machine.
The illustration below demonstrates the
correct way to stand on the machine.
Correct
Incorrect
You always nee d to be balanced when standing on the Power Plate machine. Never hang on to th e handl es, use them only to
maintain balance.
Incorrect
Don’t lean on your heels to o much. Balance your weight predominantly on the front of yo ur feet.
Incorrect
Position and Balance In order to avoid possible injury from
the machine’s vibrations, Power Plate recommends the user not lean back on his/her heels or “lock” his/her joints
When training w ith the Power Plate machine, do not “lo ck” any jo ints, such as yo ur knee s and elbows, b ut keep th em slight ly bent.
Legs slightly be nt.
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