Effects of an intensive, task-specific rehabilitation program for individuals with chronic stroke: A case series

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 669-678

  Combs, Stephanie A ^a,b   Kelly, Stephanie P ^a   Barton, Rebecca ^a   Ivaska, Megan ^a   Nowak, Kara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stroke; Client centred; Intense; Rehabilitation; Task specific

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIANA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; STROKE;

EID: 77749264869     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280903242716     Document Type: Article

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