Segmental muscle vibration improves reaching movement in patients with chronic stroke. A randomized controlled trial

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 591-599

  Tavernese, Emanuela ^a   Paoloni, Marco ^a   Mangone, Massimiliano ^a   Mandic, Vesna ^a,b   Sale, Patrizio ^c   Franceschini, Marco ^c   Santilli, Valter ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura 'Villa Fulvia'   (Italy)

^c IRCCS San Raffael   (Italy)

Author keywords

chronic stroke; kinematic analysis; reaching movement; rehabilitation; Segmental muscle vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HAND; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEGMENTAL MUSCLE VIBRATION; SHOULDER; VELOCITY; VIBRATION; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; VIBRATION;

EID: 84882661930     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-130881     Document Type: Article

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