Rehabilitation management of Friedreich ataxia: Lower extremity force-control variability and gait performance

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-124

  Harris Love, Michael O ^a   Siegel, Karen Lohmann ^b   Paul, Scott M ^a   Benson, Kimberly ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FALLING; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENSION; WALKING AID;

EID: 3142772746     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0888439004267241     Document Type: Article

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