Effects of dorsiflexor endurance exercises on foot drop secondary to multiple sclerosis: A pilot study

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-50

  Mount, Julie ^a   Dacko, Stan ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Foot drop; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DORSIFLEXOR ENDURANCE EXERCISE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT DROP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEARNING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; TRAINING; WALKING;

EID: 33646750101     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2006-21107     Document Type: Article

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