Effects of axial weight loading on gait for subjects with cerebellar ataxia: Preliminary Findings

Neurology Report

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-21

  Clopton, Nancy ^a   Schultz, Dana ^a   Boren, Catherine ^a   Porter, Jennifer ^a   Brillbart, Tandra ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Axial loading; Cerebellar dysfunction; Gait disturbances; Weights

Indexed keywords

EID: 63349103173     PISSN: 1085049X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01253086-200327010-00004     Document Type: Article

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