Manually-Assisted Versus Robotic-Assisted Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Training in Spinal Cord Injury: What Is the Role of Each?

PM and R

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 214-221

  Hornby, T George ^a   Reinkensmeyer, David J ^b   Chen, David ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED TREADMILL TRAINING; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REHABILITATION CARE; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUADRIPLEGIA; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WALKING;

EID: 77950365902     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.02.013     Document Type: Editorial

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