Lateral weight transference exercises following acute stroke: A preliminary study of clinical effectiveness

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-53

  Howe, Tracey E ^a   Taylor, I ^a   Finn, P ^a   Jones, H ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SITTING; STANDING; STROKE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 12744273287     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215505cr786oa     Document Type: Article

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