Effects of whole-body vibration therapy on body functions and structures, activity, and participation poststroke: A systematic review

Physical Therapy

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1232-1251

  Liao, Lin Rong ^a,b   Huang, Meizhen ^b   Lam, Freddy M H ^b   Pang, Marco Y C ^b  

^a Guangdong Hongkong Joint Sports Rehabilitation and Research Center Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Hospital   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; VIBRATION;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE; VIBRATION;

EID: 84906875180     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130366     Document Type: Article

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