Power Plate pro7 User Manual
Instructions for Use
™
pro7
Model
Contents
Introduction
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 Specications 07
Maintenance 08
Troubleshooting 08
Box Contents 09
EMC Declaration and Precautions 10
Symbol Descriptions 14
Safety Classications 15
Appendix – FCC / IC statement 16
Touchscreen Controls 17
Parameters 19
Contact and Support 21
Warranty 21
Power Plate can be used by almost everyone. 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 benets and eects of completing a training session on Power Plate,
while at the same time reducing the risk of injury to the body. We recommend consulting your physician before beginning any new exercise program. For your safet y,
please review the product instructions before operating this, or any, functional tool.
If at any time you feel faint, dizzy, nauseous, short of breath or in pain, stop exercising
immediately and consult with your physician.
Body posture, muscle stiness 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.
Reexive 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 intensity 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 intensied to keep improving
performance.
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Medical Indications
Claimed medical
indications include
use in rela tion to the
prevention, treatment
and/or alleviation
of disease.
Fall Prevention
Claim: Power Plate® training can be a
benecial tool/intervention for the elderly
population to prevent falls.
Denition: Fall prevention is dened as
a variety of actions to help reduce the
number of accidental falls suered by
older people.
Muscular Strength and Power
Claim: Power Plate training can be
a benecial tool/intervention to help
increase strength and power to improve
daily life performance, both acute and
structural.
Denition: Physical strength is the ability
of a person or animal 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
benecial to ol/inter vention to r educe and/
or alleviate (chronic) pain.
Denition: Pain is an unpleasant sensory
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
benecial to ol/ inter vent ion to dim inish th e
appearance of cellulite.
Denition: 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
benecial tool/intervention to lose weight
and specically lose body fat.
Denition: Weight loss, in the context of
medicine, health or physical tness, is a
reduction of the 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
benecial tool/intervention to increase
bone density and prevent bone mineral
density loss related to aging.
Denition: 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
benecial tool/intervention to improve
and increase circulation and improve the
function of the cardiovascular system.
Denition: 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 circulatory 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 portion of the cardiovascular
system which transports oxygen-
depleted blood away from the heart, to
the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood
back to the heart.
Flexibility/Range of Motion
Claim: Power Plate® training can be a
benecial tool/intervention to improve
exibility and range of motion.
Denition: Flexibility is the absolute
range of movement in a joint or series of
joints and muscles that is attainable in
a momentary eort involving a partner
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
benecial tool/intervention 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.
Denition: No denition 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
Before using the Power Plate® machine,
it is essential that 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 the Power Plate
machine. 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 that you seek the advice
of a physician before using the Power
Plate machine, in order to avoid possible
personal injury.
If while using the Power Plate machine,
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 injury.
The Power Plate machine is a medical
device and is designed for therapeutic
purposes within specic medical
indications and supervision integrated
into an closely monitored exercise
program only and as part of an exercise
program.
Always follow the directions on the
machine’s 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
o the machine. Use the handles on the
machine as needed, to maintain stability
when getting on and o the machine.
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Never reach into or under the machine,
or tip the machine on its side, while it is in
operation.
Use the machine only for the purposes
described in this user manual and only
with attachments or accessories that
come with the machine or which Power
Plate has specically approved for use
with the machine, or persona l injury could
result.
Setup and Handling
! Danger: To reduce the risk of electrical
shock, always unplug the Power Plate
machine before cleaning or servicing it.
! Warning: To reduce the risk of electrical
shock, re, burns or other injury, always
plug the Power Plate machine into a
properly-grounded electrical outlet.
! Warning: To ensure safe use of the
Power Plate machine, it must be regularly
examined for damage and wear. The
machine, however, contains no userserviceable 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 serviceable 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 that it is dicult 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 earth grounding.
The machine should be set up on a
hard, level surface 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 attempt to lift or move the
machine without assistance.
Never operate the machine if it has
been dropped, tipped over, damaged,
or even partially 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 o
and remove the power plug before
attempting to retrieve the object.
If the object cannot be reached,
contact an authorized Power Plate
service professional.
Position and Balance
In order to avoid possible injur y from
the machine’s vibrations, Power Plate
recommends that the user not lean back
on his/her heels or “lock” his/her joints
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 important if the user employs
weights during any exercise on the
machine. Power Plate strongly
recommends that 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 the Power Plate machine.
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
Legs slightly bent.
Incorrect
You always nee d to be
balanced when
standi ng on the Power
Plate machi ne. Never
hang on to th e handles,
use them on ly to
maintain balance
Incorrect
Don’t lea n on your
heels too much.
Balance your weight
predominantly on the
front of yo ur feet.
Incorrect
When training with the
Power Plate machine,
do not “lo ck” any joints,
such as your k nees and
elbows, b ut keep them
slightly bent.
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