Author's response to reviews Title: Effects of 3 months of short sessions of controlled whole body vibrations on the risk of falls among nursing home residents Authors:

1. Reviewer: I wonder if the authors can say 30 Hz intensity? Is the frequency related to the intensity of vibration training? Should author’s rater state 30 Hz frequency? Authors: We agree with the reviewer and we have made this amendment. 2. Reviewer: Authors cannot state that the Tinetti test showed an improvement if there was no significance. Better state: Tinetti score increased.... Authors: The reviewer is right. This modification has been done is our abstract. 3. Reviewer : Author should state that gait was assessed under both single and dual task conditions Authors: This information has been added in the abstract. 4. Reviewer: Authors might use the term ‘fatigue’ instead of ‘tiredness’ Authors: We have replaced the term “tiredness” by the term “fatigue” in our abstract and also in the introduction.