Single limb exercise: Pilot study of physiological and functional responses to forced use of the hemiparetic lower extremity

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-139

  Billinger, Sandra ^a   Guo, Lisa X ^b   Pohl, Patricia S ^a   Kluding, Patricia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Hemiparesis; Oxygen consumption; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GAIT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PILOT STUDY; SINGLE LIMB EXERCISE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953565297     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1702-128     Document Type: Article

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