Locomotor training in neurorehabilitation: Emerging rehabilitation concepts

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-11

  Barbeau, Hugues ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; PUBLICATION; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL; TREATMENT PLANNING; WALKING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 0037358749     PISSN: 08884390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0888439002250442     Document Type: Review

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