Locomotor training approaches for individuals with spinal cord injury: A preliminary report of walking-related outcomes

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 127-137

  Field Fote, Edelle C ^a,b,c   Lindley, Stephen D ^a,b   Sherman, Andrew L ^a  

^a Department of Physical Therapy ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Depts of Physical Therapy and Neurological Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight support; Locomotion; Task specific training; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33644863709     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPT.0000282245.31158.09     Document Type: Article

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