Comparison of proprioceptive control strategy in participants before and after the application of local vibratory stimulation (IMAGE)

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Comparison of proprioceptive control strategy in participants before and after the application of local vibratory stimulation

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Three patients showed an improvement in their proprioceptive control strategy after their impaired muscle spindles responded to higher frequency, suggesting that low back pain could be treated by stimulating impaired proprioceptors.

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Image courtesy: Yoshifumi Morita from Nagoya Institute of Technology

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