A robotic system for gait re-education in patients with an incomplete spinal cord injury;Sistema robotizado para la reeducación de la marcha en pacientes con lesión medular incompleta

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 617-622

  Esclarín De Ruz, Ana ^a   Alcobendas Maestro, M ^a   Casado Lopez R ^a   Munoz Gonzalez A ^a   Florido Sanchez M A ^a   Gonzalez Valdizan E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gait rehabilitation; Incomplete spinal cord injury; Neuronal plasticity; Robotic system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; ROBOTICS; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRENGTH; STUDENT T TEST; TECHNICAL AID; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 74249107671     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4912.2009056     Document Type: Article

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