Effects of vibration intensity, exercise, and motor impairment on leg muscle activity induced by whole-body vibration in people with stroke

Physical Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1617-1627

  Liao, Lin Rong ^a,b   Ng, Gabriel Y F ^b   Jones, Alice Y M ^c   Chung, Raymond C K ^b   Pang, Marco Y C ^b  

^a Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Hospital   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STROKE; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 84949256715     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20140507     Document Type: Article

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