Therapeutic orthosis and electrical stimulation for upper extremity hemiplegia after stroke: A review of effectiveness based on evidence

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 9-15

  Aoyagi, Yoichiro ^a   Tsubahara, Akio ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation (FES); Hand splint; Randomized controlled trial (RCT); Sling; Stroke rehabilitation; Therapeutic electrical stimulation (TES)

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FINGER; HAND FUNCTION; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SPLINT; STROKE; SUBLUXATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ARM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HAND; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644344898     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/6Q5Q-69PU-NLQ9-AVMR     Document Type: Review

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