Gait impairment in neurological disorders: A new technological approach

Functional Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 179-183

  Semprini, Roberta ^a   Sale, Patrizio ^a   Foti, Calogero ^b   Fini, Massimo ^a   Franceschini, Marco ^a  

^a IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exoskeleton; Gait; Rehabilitation; Robot; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; REHABILITATION CARE; ROBOTICS; TRAINING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; COMPLICATION; DEVICES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; KINESIOTHERAPY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROCEDURES;

EXERCISE THERAPY; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ROBOTICS;

EID: 77953745091     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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