Do people with acquired brain impairment benefit from additional therapy specifically directed at the hand? A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 492-503

  Ross, Leo F ^a   Harvey, Lisa A ^b   Lannin, Natasha A ^b  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE;

EID: 66649102759     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215508101733     Document Type: Article

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