Effects of intensive therapy using gait trainer or floor walking exercises early after stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 166-173

  Peurala, Sinikka H ^a,b   Airaksinen, Olavi ^b   Huuskonen, Pirjo ^b   Jäkälä, Pekka ^b   Juhakoski, Mika ^c   Sandell, Kaisa ^b   Tarkka, Ina M ^d   Sivenius, Juhani ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Brain Research and Rehabilitation Center Neuron   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body weight support; Exercise therapy; Gait disorders; Neurology; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT; WALKING; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED; ADULT; FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 60749134377     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0304     Document Type: Article

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