Focal Hand Dystonia: Effectiveness of a Home Program of Fitness and Learning-based Sensorimotor and Memory Training

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-198

  Byl, Nancy N ^a   Archer, Eve Serena ^a   McKenzie, Alison ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOCAL HAND DYSTONIA; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64649085796     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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