The effectiveness of physical interventions for people with spinal cord injuries: A systematic review

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 184-195

  Harvey, L A ^a,b   Lin, C W C ^a   Glinsky, J V ^a   De Wolf, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FITNESS; GAIT; HAND THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPLINTING; STRENGTH; STRETCHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAINING;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62049085641     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.100     Document Type: Review

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