Efficacy of electrotactile vestibular substitution in patients with peripheral and central vestibular loss

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 119-130

  Danilov, Y P ^a   Tyler, M E ^a   Skinner, K L ^b   Hogle, R A ^b   Bach Y Rita, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Wicab Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Biofeedback; Central vestibular; Electrotactile stimulation; Peripheral vestibular; Sensory substitution; Vestibular rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY POSTURE; BRAINPORT BALANCE DEVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STABILOGRAPHY; TONGUE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

DIZZINESS; GAIT; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTURE; TOUCH; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 43649101309     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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