Specific whole-body shifts induced by frequency-modulated vibrations of human plantar soles

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 266, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-184

  Kavounoudias, Anne ^a   Roll, Régine ^a   Roll, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Center of pressure (COP); Plantar mechanoreceptors; Posture; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VIBRATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033553640     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00302-X     Document Type: Article

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