Postural effects of neck muscle vibration in man
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 36 (12) , 1398
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01960120
Abstract
Vibration of the dorsal neck muscles in man induces falling reactions, walking and ‘marche en étoile’, probably by muscle afferent activation. It can be used as a reproducible error signal in analyzing the interaction between neck muscle proprioception and vestibular as well as ocular motor systems. These interactions are important for posture and coordinated head-eye movements.Keywords
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