Integrative re-organization mechanism for reducing tremor in Parkinson's disease patients

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 407-415

  Schalow, Giselher ^a,b   Paasuke M ^a   Jaigma, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coordination dynamics therapy; Entrainment; Inhibition; Parkinson's disease; Phase and frequency coordination; Re organization; Spinal oscillators; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REFRACTORY PERIOD; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TREMOR;

AGED; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARKINSON DISEASE; TREMOR;

EID: 30344478827     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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