Whole-body vibration has no effect on neuromotor function and falls in chronic stroke

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1409-1418

  Lau, Ricky W K ^a   Yip, Shea Ping ^a   Pang, Marco Y C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

balance; Cerebrovascular accident; exercise; mobility; muscle strength; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION; WALKING;

EID: 84863982253     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31824e4f8c     Document Type: Article

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