Effect of seat height and turning direction on the timed up and go test scores of people after stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 719-722

  Heung, Thomas H M ^a   Ng, Shamay S M ^b  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Outcome assessment (health care); Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHAIR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEIGHT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG LENGTH; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; SEAT; SITTING; STROKE; WALKING AID; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FURNITURE; LEG; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; LEG; MOVEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTURE; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349576925     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0411     Document Type: Article

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