Effect of 6 weeks wobble board exercises on static and dynamic balance of stroke survivors

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 387-392

  Onigbinde, Ayodele Teslim ^a   Awotidebe, Taofeek ^a   Awosika, Henry ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Balance; Dynamic; Static; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77049106849     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2009-0559     Document Type: Article

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