Decrease of spasticity with muscle vibration in patients with spinal cord injury

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1183-1189

  Murillo, Narda ^a   Kumru, Hatice ^a   Vidal Samso, Joan ^a   Benito, Jesus ^a   Medina, Josep ^a   Navarro, Xavier ^b   Valls Sole, Josep ^c  

^a University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hmax; Mmax; Muscle vibration; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLONUS; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MUSCLE VIBRATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STIMULATION; T WAVE AMPLITUDE; VIBRATION;

EID: 79956361560     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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