Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 399-403 , March 2008

Whole Body Vibration Versus Conventional Physiotherapy to Improve Balance and Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

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    Galileo device for WBV. During WBV the right and left leg are thrust upward with a frequency of 25Hz and an amplitude of 7 to 14mm. Reprinted by permission of Novotec Medical Systems, Pforzheim, Germa

    Galileo device for WBV. During WBV the right and left leg are thrust upward with a frequency of 25Hz and an amplitude of 7 to 14mm. Reprinted by permission of Novotec Medical Systems, Pforzheim, Germany.

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    Tilt board used for dynamic posturography. The tilt board consists of a platform with a cylindrical curved base. The virtual axis of the tilt board is located outside the support surface and changes w

    Tilt board used for dynamic posturography. The tilt board consists of a platform with a cylindrical curved base. The virtual axis of the tilt board is located outside the support surface and changes with every platform movement. The design of the tilt board makes the subject unable to stand still because there is continuous need for compensatory shifts of posture to keep balance. While the subject is standing on the tilt board, displacements of the base are registered as a measure of performance.

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PII: S0003-9993(07)01812-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.031

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 399-403 , March 2008

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