Manual discrimination capability when only viscosity is varied in viscoelastic stiffness stimuli

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 365-373

  Nicholson, Leslie L ^a   Adams, Roger D ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Stiffness; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0042522964     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00070-8     Document Type: Article

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