Reliability of dynamic muscle performance in the hemiparetic upper limb

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-17

  Maria Kim, C ^a   Kothari, Dhara H ^a   Lum, Peter S ^b,c,d   Patten, Carolynn ^a,e  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HUNTER HOLMES MCGUIRE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Hemiplegia; Rehabilitation; Reliability; Stroke; Upper extremity; Weakness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELBOW; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHOULDER; STANDARD; TORQUE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ARM; ELBOW JOINT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER JOINT; TORQUE;

EID: 33244469210     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPT.0000282257.74325.2b     Document Type: Article

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