Whole-body vibration improves walking function in individuals with spinal cord injury: A pilot study

Gait and Posture

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 436-440

  Ness, Lanitia L ^a,b   Field Fote, Edelle C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Afferent input; Gait; Human movement system; Locomotor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAINING; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION; WALKING;

EID: 70349246343     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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