Long-term body-weight-supported treadmill training and subsequent follow-up in persons with chronic SCI: Effects on functional walking ability and measures of subjective well-being

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 291-298

  Hicks, A L ^a   Adams, M M ^a   Martin Ginis, K ^a   Giangregorio, L ^a   Latimer, A ^a   Phillips, S M ^a   McCartney, N ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic incomplete SCI; Follow up; Long term BWSTT; Subjective well being; Walking ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; TREADMILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 18944395540     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101710     Document Type: Article

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