The bobath concept in contemporary clinical practice

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-68

  Graham, Julie Vaughan ^a   Eustace, Catherine ^a   Brock, Kim ^b   Swain, Elizabeth ^c   Irwin Carruihers, Sheena ^a  

^a St Vincent's Hospital ^*

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Occupational therapy; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BOBATH CONCEPT; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTICITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE;

EID: 67449108138     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1601-57     Document Type: Review

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