Vibration stimulation during non-fatiguing tonic contraction induces outlasting neuroplastic effects

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 627-635

  Christova, M ^a   Rafolt, D ^b   Mayr, W ^b   Wilfling, B ^a   Gallasch, E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Motor cortex excitability; Neuroplasticity; Sensorimotor integration; Vibration training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VIBRATION;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 77952955625     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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