Mobile arm supports: Evidence-based benefits and criteria for use

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 388-393

  Atkins, Michal S ^a   Baumgarten, Jane M ^a   Yasuda, Yuriko Lynn ^a   Adkins, Rodney ^a   Waters, Robert L ^a   Leung, Pierre ^a   Requejo, Philip ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Assistive device; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Guillain Barr Syndrome; Mobile arm support; Peripheral neuropathy; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal muscular atrophy; Tetraplegia; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOBILE ARM SUPPORT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAINING; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARM; DATA COLLECTION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 55049131684     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2008.11760741     Document Type: Article

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