Effects of Sudden, Passive Muscle Shortening According to Grimaldi's Method on Patients Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-52

  Crippa, Alessandro ^a   Cardini, Roldano ^a   Pellegatta, Daniel ^a   Manzoni, Silvia ^a   Cattaneo, Davide ^a   Marazzini, Francesca ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grimaldi; Hip abductor; Multiple sclerosis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIMALDI METHOD; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TRAINING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 1342302122     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0888439003261829     Document Type: Article

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