Reduction of postural sway by use of a vibrotactile balance prosthesis prototype in subjects with vestibular deficits

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 404-409

  Kentala, Erna ^a,d   Vivas, Jason ^b   Wall III, Conrad ^a,c,e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance prosthesis; Balance rehabilitation; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; STANDING; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VIBRATION; VIBROTACTILE BALANCE PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0037500138     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940311200503     Document Type: Article

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