Improved postural control after slackline training is accompanied by reduced H-reflexes

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 471-477

  Keller, M ^a   Pfusterschmied, J ^b,c   Buchecker, M ^b,c   Muller E ^b,c   Taube, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Balance; Peripheral nerve stimulation; Sensorimotor training

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL;

EID: 84864122276     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01268.x     Document Type: Article

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