A new approach to retrain gait in stroke patients through body weight support and treadmill stimulation

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1122-1128

  Visintin, Martha ^c   Barbeau, Hugues ^b   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^c   Mayo, Nancy E ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Hemiplegia; Rehabilitation; Stroke management; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0031799182     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.6.1122     Document Type: Article

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