Dual-Task Exercise Improves Walking Ability in Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1236-1240

  Yang, Yea Ru ^a,b   Wang, Ray Yau ^a,b   Chen, Yu Chung ^c   Kao, Mu Jung ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Exercise; Rehabilitation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; GAIT; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; WALKING;

EID: 34748924946     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.762     Document Type: Article

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