Four weeks of daily stretch has little or no effect on wrist contracture after stroke: A randomised controlled trial

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 239-245

  Horsley, Sally A ^a   Herbert, Robert D ^b   Ada, Louise ^b  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contracture; Physiotherapy; Randomized controlled trail; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Wrist

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349112350     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(07)70004-1     Document Type: Article

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