Whole Body Vibration can be used to increase range of motion through stimulation of the Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO). The GTO monitors tension in the muscular system. Trainers manipulate the GTO during static stretching by creating increased tension that the GTO picks up then signals the muscle to relax.
The GTO also creates relaxation in opposing antagonistic muscles when the agonist contracts strongly—for example contracting the quadriceps during a hamstring stretch creates greater relaxation in hamstring. Click here to learn more.