No difference between wearing a night splint and standing on a tilt table in preventing ankle contracture early after stroke: A randomised trial

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-38

  Robinson, Wendy ^a   Smith, Robyn ^b   Aung, Ohnmar ^c   Ada, Louise ^d  

^a BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MS Society of New South Wales Victoria   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ankle; Contracture; Hemiplegia; Physical therapy techniques; Randomised controlled trial; Rehabilitation; Splints; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749095289     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(08)70063-1     Document Type: Article

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