Immediate Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Knee Extensor Tendon Stiffness in Hemiparetic Stroke Patients

Immediate Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Knee Extensor Tendon Stiffness in Hemiparetic Stroke Patients

<i>Background and Objectives:</i> Whole body vibration is widely used to enhance muscle performance, but evidence of its effects on the tendon stiffness of the knee extensor tendon in stroke remains inconclusive. Our study was aimed to determine the difference in patellar and quadriceps...

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Main Authors: Shih-Ting Tsai, Cyuan-Fong Li, Kai-Chiao Chi, Li-Wei Ko, Cory Stevenson, Yi-Jen Chen, Chia-Hsin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
stroke
tendon stiffness
whole body vibration
rehabilitation
elastography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/10/1037

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