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Vestibular Electrical Stimulation

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Peripheral proprioceptors of the muscles and the joints have a feedback control on the vestibular nuclei through the spino-vestibular pathways. Neuromuscular spindles and Golgi receptors are dynamometers and they are particularly sensitive to variations in muscle length and tension. Joint receptors, Ruffini and Golgi bodies, give information regarding the position of a joint and its movement. The portion of the neck including the first three vertebrae is particularly involved during the major part of everyday head movements [1, 2].

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  1. Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    A. Cesarani

  2. Audiology Unit, IRCCS “Ca’ Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

    A. Cesarani

  3. ENT-Otoneurology Service, IRCCS “Don Carlo C. Gnocchi” Foundation, Milan, Italy

    D. C. Alpini

  4. S.I.T.R.A. (Rehabilitation) - Audiology Unit, IRCCS “Ca’ Granda” Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

    E. Filipponi

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  2. Italian Academy of Manual Medicine, Italian Institute for Auxology, Milan, Italy

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Cesarani, A., Alpini, D.C., Filipponi, E. (2014). Vestibular Electrical Stimulation. In: Alpini, D., Brugnoni, G., Cesarani, A. (eds) Whiplash Injuries. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5486-8_30

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