Shortened constraint-induced movement therapy in subacute stroke - No effect of using a restraint: A randomized controlled study with independent observers

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 231-236

  Brogårdh, Christina ^a,b   Vestling, Monika ^b   Sjölund, Bengt H ^a,c,d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Rehabiliterings og Forskningscentret for Torturofre   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Constraint induced therapy; Rehabilitation; Restraint; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; ARM; EXERCISE; HAND STRENGTH; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 61749092016     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0312     Document Type: Article

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