Immediate effects of plantar vibration stimuli during static upright posture following total hip arthroplasty in females.
Kosuke OkuIsao KawaharaTatsuya SugiokaYasuhito TanakaTakuma HoshibaNorikazu HiroseTsukasa KumaiPublished in: Somatosensory & motor research (2020)
This study supports the view that plantar vibration stimuli can change static balance in patients in the early phase after total hip arthroplasty temporarily by up-weighting sensory information. These stimuli may serve as a treatment option for influencing balance following total hip arthroplasty.