Magnitude and duration of the effects of plantar sole massages on the upright stance control mechanisms of healthy individuals

International SportMed Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-169

  Bernard Demanze, Laurence ^a   Vuillerme, Nicolas ^a,b   Berger, Loetitia ^a   Rougier, Patrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

Author keywords

Centre of pressure; Fractional Brownian motion modelling; Frequency analysis; Plantar sole massages; Upright stance mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248169463     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15283356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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