Whole-body intensive rehabilitation is feasible and effective in chronic stroke survivors: A retrospective data analysis

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-255

  Wing, Kay ^a   Lynskey, James V ^b,c   Bosch, Pamela R ^b  

^a Southwest Advanced Neurological Rehabilitation (SWAN Rehab)   (United States)

^b A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Chronic; Comprehensive; Function; Intensive; Recovery; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; SURVIVOR; WHOLE BODY INTENSIVE REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249143126     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1503-247     Document Type: Article

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