Upper limb spasticity reduction following active training: A robot-mediated study in patients with chronic hemiparesis

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-281

  Posteraro, Federico ^a   Mazzoleni, Stefano ^b   Aliboni, Sara ^c   Cesqui, Benedetta ^b,d   Battaglia, Alessandro ^c   Carrozza, Maria Chiara ^b   Dario, Paolo ^b   Micera, Silvestra ^b,e  

^a Auxilium Vitae Rehabilitation Center   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c Versilia Hospital   (Italy)

^d IMT SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES LUCCA   (Italy)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Robot mediated therapy; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PARESIS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 77950143340     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0500     Document Type: Article

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