Motor Imagery for Stroke Rehabilitation: Current Research as a Guide to Clinical Practice

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 84-89

  Batson, Glenna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Rocky Mountain University of the Health Professions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STROKE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 16544385831     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107628004773933325     Document Type: Review

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