Postural stability of elderly submmitted to multisensorial Physical Therapy intervention

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-119

  Alfieri, F M ^a,b   De Jesus Guirro, R R ^c   Teodori, R M ^a  

^a METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

^b São Paulo Adventist University   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Electromyography; Physical therapy; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESSURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; STANDING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIZZINESS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSATION DISORDERS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 77950788202     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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