Variability of vibrations produced by commercial wholebody vibration platforms

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 937-940

  Alizadeh Meghrazi, Milad ^a,d   Zariffa, José ^b,d   Masani, Kei ^b,d   Popovic, Milos R ^b,d   Craven, B Catherine ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neurological disorders; Osteoporosis; Peak acceleration; Vibration; Vibration amplitude; Vibration frequency; Vibration platforms; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; THERAPEUTIC USE; VIBRATION;

ACCELERATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; VIBRATION;

EID: 84921761567     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1868     Document Type: Article

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