Postural stability in subjects with whiplash injury symptoms: Results of a pilot study

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 947-951

  Bianco, Antonino ^a,d   Pomara, Francesco ^b   Petrucci, Marco ^a,d   Battaglia, Giuseppe ^a,d   Filingeri, Davide ^a,d   Bellafiore, Marianna ^a,d   Thomas, Ewan ^a   Paoli, Antonio ^c,d   Palma, Antonio ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Medeor Laboratory Center   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Regional Sport School of CONI Sicilia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Centre of pressure; Force platform; Posturography; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CENTER OF PRESSURE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OSCILLATION; PILOT STUDY; POSTURAL STABILITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STABILOGRAPHY; VELOCITY; WHIPLASH INJURY; YOUNG ADULT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; INTESTINE LIPODYSTROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; WHIPPLE DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906231968     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2014.906749     Document Type: Article

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