Low intensity vibration of ankle muscles improves balance in elderly persons at high risk of falling.

In our study we examined postural performance of young healthy persons (HY), elderly healthy persons (HE), and elderly persons at high risk of falling (FR). Anterio-posterior (AP) and medio-lateral (ML) ankle and hip angular deviations, as well as linear displacements of the center of mass (COM) wer...

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Main Authors: Nima Toosizadeh, Jane Mohler, Vladimir Marlinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5868830?pdf=render

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