Knee Extensor Strength, Dynamic Stability, and Functional Ambulation: Are They Related in Parkinson's Disease?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 589-595

  Nocera, Joe R ^a,b   Buckley, Thomas ^d   Waddell, Dwight ^e   Okun, Michael S ^a,c   Hass, Chris J ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Movement disorders; Neurodegenerative diseases; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; WALKING;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING;

EID: 77950526378     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.11.026     Document Type: Article

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