Neuroplasticity after spinal cord injury and training: An emerging paradigm shift in rehabilitation and walking recovery

Physical Therapy

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1406-1425

  Behrman, Andrea L ^a,b   Bowden, Mark G ^b   Nair, Preeti M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Recovery of function; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

BRACE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAINING; WALKING; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 33749331634     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20050212     Document Type: Conference Paper

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