**1. Introduction**

Technological development in different areas of knowledge has led to the emergence of new procedures that have been progressively incorporated into professional activities in different sectors, including in health sciences. As a consequence, everyone must be prepared to be challenged and use what technological advances have to offer, providing better living conditions for all people who need help to improve their health condition and quality of life. Knowledge about potential benefits and limitations will guide the best way to take advantage of new technologies [1–3]. Thus, the establishment of safety-related criteria that must be followed together with the update in the level of evidence of related publications will guide the effectiveness of the procedure with the safe use of the technique without adverse events [4–7].

Particularly, in the health sector, these challenges have a special dimension. Health professionals must be able to critically analyze the available information to choose the safest and most beneficial interventions, incorporating scientific evidence, clinical expertise, patient preferences and values to make decisions. This is the basis for evidence-informed practice, which allows patients to have the maximum benefits from these new technologies without being subjected to unnecessary risks [5–7]. Vibration therapy, is an example of a technological intervention, supported by research findings and with neglectable risks for the patients [8–10].

The exposition of the body to mechanical vibration, as a clinical intervention, is not recent, but the use of mechanical vibration in the context of health promotion (in different conditions), with well-defined criteria started in 6th decade of the last century. Vibration therapy has been used as a clinical intervention, in which mechanical vibration is transmitted to the part [10] or whole body [11, 12] of the individual. Specific biomechanical parameters, position of the individual, exposition and rest time, and periodicity are established according to the condition to be treated and the desired effect. Whole-body vibration exercise is an exercise promoted on a vibrating platform, while mechanical vibration is being transmitted [8, 9, 12].
