Change of Strength and Rate of Rise of Tension Relate to Functional Arm Recovery After Stroke

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1548-1556

  Renner, Caroline I E ^a   Bungert Kahl, Peggy ^a   Hummelsheim, Horst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hemiplegia; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; STROKE;

EID: 69549106110     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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