Acute effects of locomotor training on overground walking speed and H-reflex modulation in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 74-80

  Trimble, Mark H ^a   Behrman, Andrea L ^a,c   Flynn, Sheryl M ^a   Thigpen, Mary T ^a   Thompson, Floyd J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight support; Recovery of walking; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; PATIENT SELECTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; TRAINING; TREADMILL; WALKING SPEED; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 0035380454     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2001.11753558     Document Type: Article

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