The effect of exercise of the affected foot in stroke patients - A randomized controlled pilot trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 645-655

  Rydwik, Elisabeth ^a   Eliasson, Sara ^a   Akner, Gunnar ^a  

^a Jakobsbergs Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPASTICITY; STROKE; WALKING;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; STROKE;

EID: 33748074791     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215506cre986oa     Document Type: Article

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