A comparison of shoulder joint forces during ambulation with crutches versus a walker in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-70

  Haubert, Lisa Lighthall ^a   Gutierrez, Dee D ^a   Newsam, Craig J ^a   Gronley, JoAnne K ^a   Mulroy, Sara J ^a   Perry, Jacquelin ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Gait; Kinetics; Rehabilitation; Shoulder joint; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOADING TEST; MALE; PREVALENCE; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CRUTCHES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGNOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKERS; WALKING;

EID: 30144438757     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.07.311     Document Type: Article

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