Human body-segment tilts induced by galvanic stimulation: A vestibularly driven balance protection mechanism

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 500, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 661-672

  Day, B L ^a   Severac Cauquil A ^a   Bartolomei, L ^a   Pastor, M A ^a   Lyon, I N ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT; FORCE; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; HEAD TILTING; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROTECTION; SITTING; STANDING; TILTING; TRUNK; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

EID: 1842330943     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp022051     Document Type: Article

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