Vibration perception threshold in relation to postural control and fall risk assessment in elderly

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 1712-1717

  De Mettelinge, Tine Roman ^a   Calders, Patrick ^a   Palmans, Tanneke ^a   Vanden Bossche, Luc ^b   Van Den Noortgate, Nele ^c   Cambier, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Elderly; Falls; Neuropathy; Peripheral; Postural control; Vibration perception threshold

Indexed keywords

AGED; BELGIUM; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPLICATION; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; VIBRATION; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VIBRATION;

EID: 84883698360     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.751136     Document Type: Article

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