Testing of vibratory thresholds as a clinical examination for patients with unsteadiness due to somatosensory disorders

Gait and Posture

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 552-558

  Ushio, Munetaka ^a   Murofushi, Toshihisa ^a,b   Chihara, Yasuhiro ^a   Iwasaki, Shinichi ^a   Yamaguchi, Takuhiro ^a   Kaga, Kimitaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Postal Services Agency Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Plantar surface; Posturography; Somatosensory disorders; Unsteadiness; Vibrometer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STABILOGRAPHY; UNSTEADINESS; VIBRATION SENSE; VIBRATION THRESHOLD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; TOUCH; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52049120369     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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