Effects of whole-body vibration on muscle architecture, muscle strength, and balance in stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 881-888

  Marín, Pedro J ^a,b   Ferrero, Cristina M ^a   Menéndez, Héctor ^a   Martín, Juan ^a   Herrero, Azael J ^a,b  

^a Research Center on Physical Disability   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY MIGUEL DE CERVANTES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hemiplegia; Knee Extensors; Maximal Voluntary Contraction; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIBRATION; STROKE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; STROKE; VIBRATION;

EID: 84885189557     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318292336c     Document Type: Article

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