A cane reduces loss of balance in patients with peripheral neuropathy: Results from a challenging unipedal balance test

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 446-452

  Ashton Miller, James A ^a,b   Yeh, Mark W L ^a   Richardson, James K ^a   Galloway, Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREVENTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0029974356     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90032-5     Document Type: Article

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