Effect of whole-body vibration on quadriceps spasticity in individuals with spastic hypertonia due to spinal cord injury

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 621-631

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

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

^b University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Human movement system; Pendulum Test; Reflex modulation; Rehabilitation; Spinal reflex; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; TIZANIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPASTIC HYPERTONIA; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REFLEX, STRETCH; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 74249097302     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/RNN-2009-0487     Document Type: Article

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