Do ankle orthoses improve ankle proprioceptive thresholds or unipedal balance in older persons with peripheral neuropathy?

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 369-375

  Son, Jaebum ^a   Ashton Miller, James A ^a   Richardson, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Gait; Orthosis; Peripheral neuropathy; Proprioception; Stance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOTICS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTURAL BALANCE; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS;

EID: 77951788619     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181d89861     Document Type: Article

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