The Effect of Prolonged Standing on Touch Sensitivity Threshold of the Foot: A Pilot Study

PM and R

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-122

  Wiggermann, Neal E ^a   Werner, Robert A ^b   Keyserling, W Monroe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; FOOT TOUCH SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL SENSITIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED STANDING; SEMMES WEINSTEIN MONOFILAMENT TEST; STANDING;

FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857489598     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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