Vibrotactile perception thresholds at the sole of the foot: Effects of contact force and probe indentation

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 447-452

  Gu, Cheng ^a   Griffin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foot; Force; Frequency; Indentation; Neuropathy; Thresholds; Toe; Vibration

Indexed keywords

FOOT; FORCE; FREQUENCY; NEUROPATHY; THRESHOLDS; TOE; VIBRATION;

INDENTATION; SPHERES;

PROBES;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTACT FORCE; FOOT SOLE; FORCE; HALLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBE IDENTATION; STEADY STATE; VIBRATION; VIBROTACTILE PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; HARDNESS; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH PERCEPTION; VIBRATION;

EID: 84859748401     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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