Effects of whole body vibration on motor unit recruitment and threshold.

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Published in J Appl Physiol (1985) on November 17, 2011

Authors

Ross D Pollock1, Roger C Woledge, Finbarr C Martin, Di J Newham

Author Affiliations

1: Centre of Human and Aerospace Physiological Sciences, King's College London, UK. ross.pollock@kcl.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Whole Body Vibration Induced Muscle Activity and Effect of the Changes in Length of Soleus Muscle and Angle of Ankle (WBVIMR-SL) | NCT02468011

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