Long-term effect of shock wave therapy on upper limb hypertonia in patients affected by stroke

Stroke

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1967-1971

  Manganotti, Paolo ^a   Amelio, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy; Muscle spasticity; Rehabilitation; Shock waves; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ASHWORTH SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE TONE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLES; PLACEBOS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REHABILITATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; WRIST;

EID: 24644493280     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000177880.06663.5c     Document Type: Article

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