Long-term body-weight supported treadmill training and subsequent follow-up in persons with chronic SCI: Effects on functional walking ability and measures of subjective well-being [2]

Spinal Cord

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 265-266

  Wernig, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM CARE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PARALYSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; TREADMILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WELLBEING;

BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33645734136     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101827     Document Type: Letter

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