Biomechanical assessment and treatment in lower extremity prosthetics and orthotics: A clinical perspective

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 203-243

  Bedotto, Robert A ^a  

^a OrthoTherapy LLC at Bray Orthotics and Prosthetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARM MOVEMENT; ASSOCIATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXPERIENCE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GAIT DISORDER; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIP; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; LEARNING; LEG PROSTHESIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; MOTIVATION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARALYSIS; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SENSORY SYSTEM; SHOULDER; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRUNK; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; LEARNING; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644680361     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2005.10.007     Document Type: Review

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