Acute effect of whole-body vibration at optimal frequency on muscle power output of the lower limbs in older women

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 797-804

  Giombini, Arrigo ^a   Macaluso, Andrea ^b   Laudani, Luca ^b   Di Cesare, Annalisa ^c   Piccinini, Alberto ^b   Pigozzi, Fabio ^b   Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lower Limb; Muscle Power; Whole Body Vibration; Women

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERY ELDERLY; VIBRATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 84883280260     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31828cd375     Document Type: Article

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