The effects of vibrotactile biofeedback training on trunk sway in Parkinson's disease patients

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1017-1021

  Nanhoe Mahabier, W ^a,b   Allum, J H ^b   Pasman, E P ^a   Overeem, S ^a   Bloem, B R ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Balance training; Biofeedback; Falls; Parkinson's disease; Postural instability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUNK SWAY; VIBROTACTILE BIOFEEDBACK;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSATION DISORDERS; TORSO;

EID: 84869100121     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.05.018     Document Type: Article

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