Strength in numbers: Combining neck vibration and prism adaptation produces additive therapeutic effects in unilateral neglect

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 704-724

  Saevarsson, Styrmir ^a,b,c   Kristjansson, Arni ^b,d   Halsband, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d University College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combined approach; Feedback; Neck vibration; Prism adaptation; Unilateral neglect

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NECK; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REACTION TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 77956589681     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011003737087     Document Type: Article

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