Training unsupported sitting in people with chronic spinal cord injuries: A randomized controlled trial

Spinal Cord

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-143

  Boswell Ruys, C L ^a   Harvey, L A ^b   Barker, J J ^b,c   Ben, M ^c   Middleton, J W ^b   Lord, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balance; Rehabilitation; Sitting; Spinal cord injury; Task specific training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76649106082     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.88     Document Type: Article

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