No effects of whole-body vibration training on muscle strength and gait performance in persons with late effects of polio: A pilot study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1474-1477

  Brogrdh, Christina ^a,b   Flansbjer, Ulla Britt ^a,b   Lexell, Jan ^a,b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gait; Muscles; Postpoliomyelitis syndrome; Rehabilitation; Vibration; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PILOT STUDY; POLIOMYELITIS; REHABILITATION CENTER; STANDING; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; SWEDEN; VIBRATION; WALKING;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; SWEDEN; VIBRATION; WALKING;

EID: 77956258136     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.06.024     Document Type: Article

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