Changes in Motoneuron Excitability in Hemiplegic Subjects After Passive Exercise When Using a Robotic Arm

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1257-1261

  Patel, Sheila ^a   Ho, Jeffrey T ^a   Kumar, Rajeswari ^a   Lai, Khang ^a   Ahangar, Brian ^a   Burgar, Charles G ^b   Scremin, Antonia E ^a  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; H reflex; Rehabilitation; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITABILITY; EXERCISE; HEMIPLEGIA; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SENSORY STIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROBOTICS;

EID: 33747803942     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.026     Document Type: Article

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