Halo vest effect on balance

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-257

  Richardson, James K ^a,c   Marr Ross, Alan D ^a,b   Riley, Barth ^a   Rhodes, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Maine General Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Equilibrium; Orthotic devices; Posture; Proprioception; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 12944332011     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.0810255     Document Type: Article

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