Electroacupuncture may help motor recovery in chronic stroke survivors: A pilot study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 587-596

  Liu, Wen ^a   Mukherjee, Mukul ^a   Sun, Chao ^a   Liu, Hongzeng ^a   McPeak, Lisa K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Electroacupuncture; Motor function; Muscle spasticity; Range of motion; Rehabilitation; Spasticity; Strength training; Stroke; Wrist strength

Indexed keywords

MOTOR FUNCTION; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION; SPASTICITY; STRENGTH TRAINING; STROKE; WRIST STRENGTH;

ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; MUSCLE; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

MOTORS;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FUGL MEYER SCORE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TRAINING; WRIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVOR; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PILOT PROJECTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; SURVIVORS; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63249109789     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.11.0181     Document Type: Article

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