Whole-Body Vibration Intensities in Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1227-1238

  Liao, Lin Rong ^a   Ng, Gabriel Y F ^b   Jones, Alice Y M ^c   Huang, Mei Zhen ^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)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular Accident; Exercise; Hemiparesis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE REHABILITATION; VIBRATION;

AGED; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE REHABILITATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 84959193847     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000909     Document Type: Article

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