Short applications of very low-magnitude vibrations attenuate expansion of the intervertebral disc during extended bed rest

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 470-477

  Holguin, Nilsson ^a   Muir, Jesse ^a   Rubin, Clinton ^a   Judex, Stefan ^a  

^a St Francis Hospital The Heart Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed rest; Biomechanical countermeasure; High frequency mechanical stimuli; Intervertebral disc; Swelling; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK SWELLING; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; SWELLING; VIBRATION;

ADULT; BED REST; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPACE FLIGHT; SUPINE POSITION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VIBRATION;

EID: 67349160417     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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