The use of body weight support on ground level: An alternative strategy for gait training of individuals with stroke

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Sousa, Catarina O ^a   Barela, José A ^b   Prado Medeiros, Christiane L ^a   Salvini, Tania F ^a   Barela, Ana M F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STROKE; WALKING;

ANKLE JOINT; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 73849127405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-6-43     Document Type: Article

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