145. Vibration improves motor functions and prolongs the cortical silent period in spastic hemiparesis

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Vibration prolongs the cortical silent period in an antagonistic muscle

✍ Christian Binder; Ali Ekber Kaya; Joachim Liepert 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 111 KB

## Abstract We tested whether the silent period, an indicator of inhibitory neuronal activity, is modulated by muscle vibration. Vibration was applied to the right extensor carpi radialis (ECR) muscle in 17 healthy subjects and, as a control experiment, to the dorsal terminal phalanges in 5 subject