Short-term progressive resistance exercise may not be effective at increasing wrist strength in people with tetraplegia: A randomised controlled trial

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-108

  Glinsky, Joanne ^a   Harvey, Lisa ^a   Korten, Monique ^a,b   Drury, Craig ^c   Chee, Shane ^d   Gandevia, Simon C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muscle strength; Physiotherapy; Quadriplegia; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449112652     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(08)70043-6     Document Type: Article

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