Exercise-mediated locomotor recovery and lower-limb neuroplasticity after stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-220

  Forrester, Larry W ^a,b   Wheaton, Lewis A ^a   Luft, Andreas R ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gait; Gait training; Hemiparesis; Locomotor; Lower limb; Motor control; Motor learning; Neuroplasticity; Neurorehabilitation; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Treadmill exercise

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SPORTING GOODS;

GAIT; GAIT TRAINING; HEMIPARESIS; LOCOMOTOR; LOWER LIMB; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR LEARNING; NEUROPLASTICITY; NEUROREHABILITATION; STROKE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EXERCISE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; TREADMILL; CONVALESCENCE; INNERVATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

EXERCISE THERAPY; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PARESIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE;

EID: 58849092854     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.02.0034     Document Type: Review

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