Principles of gait rehabilitation and the efficacy of partial body-weight-supported training

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-194

  Wilson, Daniel J ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight support; Gait; Physical therapy; Spinal cord injury; Stroke; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CAT; CEREBRAL PALSY; DISABLED PERSON; GAIT; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; STROKE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREADMILL;

EID: 37249016427     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v19.i3.10     Document Type: Review

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