Walking on an uneven surface: The effect of common peroneal stimulation on gait parameters and relationship between perceived and measured benefits in a sample of participants with a drop-foot

Neuromodulation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-67

  Burridge, Jane H ^a,c   Elessi, Khamis ^a   Pickering, Ruth M ^a   Taylor, Paul N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common peroneal stimulation; Drop foot; Gait; Multiple sclerosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; PERONEUS NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING;

EID: 33846171967     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2007.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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