Feedback-controlled and programmed stretching of the ankle plantarflexors and dorsiflexors in stroke: Effects of a 4-week intervention program

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2330-2336

  Selles, Ruud W ^a,b   Li, Xiaoyan ^a   Lin, Fang ^a,b   Chung, Sun G ^a,b   Roth, Elliot J ^a,b   Zhang, Li Qun ^a,b,c  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cerebrovascular accident; Muscle spasticity; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SPASTICITY; STROKE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BIOMECHANICS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTRACTURE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28844499435     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.07.305     Document Type: Article

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