Analysis of the results of functional electric stimulation on hemiplegic patients' upper extremities using the Minnesota manual dexterity test

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-31

  Lourenção, Maria Inês P ^a,b   Battistella, Linamara R ^a   Martins, Lourdes C ^a   Litvoc, Júlio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Hemiplegia; Manual dexterity; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; MUSCLE;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC SIMULATION (FES); GRIP ACQUISITIONS; GRIP SPEED; HEMIPLEGIC PATIENTS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRIST; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15444372429     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200503000-00004     Document Type: Article

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