Exploring the effects of a 20-week whole-body vibration training programme on leg muscle performance and function in persons with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 866-872

  Broekmans, Tom ^a,b   Roelants, Machteld ^a   Alders, Geert ^a   Feys, Peter ^a,b   Thijs, Herbert ^a,b   Eijnde, Bert O ^a,b  

^a PHL University College   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exercise; Multiple sclerosis; Training; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 77957351510     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0609     Document Type: Article

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