Muscle focal vibration in healthy subjects: evaluation of the effects on upper limb motor performance measured using a robotic device

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 729-737

  Aprile, Irene ^a   Di Sipio, Enrica ^a   Germanotta, Marco ^a   Simbolotti, Chiara ^a   Padua, Luca ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Healthy subjects; Muscle focal vibration; Reaching task; Robot mediated evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROBOTICS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UPPER LIMB; VIBRATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; ROBOTICS; UPPER EXTREMITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 84955611316     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-016-3330-1     Document Type: Article

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