Effects of plantar cutaneo-muscular and tendon vibration on posture and balance during quiet and perturbed stance

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-171

  Thompson, Cynthia ^a   Bélanger, Marc ^a,b   Fung, Joyce ^a,c  

^a JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance; Cutaneous; Somatosensory integration; Spindles; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; KINETICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STANDING; TILTING; TOE; VIBRATION SENSE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; VIBRATION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79955108370     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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