Effect of whole body vibration in Parkinson's disease: A controlled study

Movement Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 891-898

  Arias, Pablo ^a   Chouza, Marcelo ^a   Vivas, Jamile ^a   Cudeiro, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Parkinson; Therapy; Vibration

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT DURATION; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 67651165326     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22468     Document Type: Article

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