Recovery from spinal cord injury - Underlying mechanisms and efficacy of rehabilitation

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 89, 2004, Pages 95-100

  Dietz, V ^a   Colombo, G ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Locomotor training; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury; Spinal shock

Indexed keywords

EXAMINATION; FLEXOR REFLEX; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PARAMETERS; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT; REHABILITATION; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD LESION; STANDING; TENDON REFLEX; TREADMILL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CONVALESCENCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOCOMOTION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544300447     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: 00016268     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0603-7_13     Document Type: Article

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