An exploration of the effects of weighted garments on balance and gait of stroke patients with residual disability

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 390-397

  Pomeroy, V M ^a   Evans, B ^a   Falconer, M ^a   Jones, D ^a   Hill, E ^a   Giakas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOTHING; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PARESIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; VELOCITY; WALKING; WALKING AID; WEIGHT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLOTHING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034879351     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921501678310199     Document Type: Article

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