Effects of walking with a cane on balance and social participation among community-dwelling post-stroke individuals

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-126

  Hamzat, T K ^a,c   Kobiri, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Canes; Hemiplegia; Interpersonal relations; Musculoskeletal equilibrium; Quality of life; Stroke; Walking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; WALKING; WALKING AID;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CANES; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 45549097293     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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