Noninvasive radioelectric asymmetric conveyor brain stimulation treatment improves balance in individuals over 65 suffering from neurological diseases: Pilot study

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-78

  Fontani, Vania ^a   Rinaldi, Salvatore ^a   Castagna, Alessandro ^a   Margotti, Matteo Lotti ^a  

^a Rinaldi Fontani Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gait; Imbalance; Instability; Neuropostural optimization; REAC; Romberg test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPOSTURAL OPTIMIZATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONINVASIVE RADIOELECTRIC CONVEYOR ASYMMETRIC BRAIN STIMULATION; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; ROMBERG TEST; STABILOMETER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872348006     PISSN: 11766336     EISSN: 1178203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/TCRM.S28812     Document Type: Article

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