Neck muscle vibration can improve sensorimotor function in patients with neck pain

Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 514-521

  Beinert, Konstantin ^a,b   Keller, Martin ^a   Taube, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b Institute for Applied Science of the Human Movement System   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cervical joint position sense; Neck pain; Postural control; Proprioception; Sensory reweighting; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VIBRATION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CERVICAL SPINE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC USE; YOUNG ADULT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924071643     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.10.013     Document Type: Article

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