Effect of strengthening exercise in addition to task-specific gait training after stroke: A randomised trial

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-335

  Scianni, Aline ^a,b   Teixeira Salmela, Luci F ^a   Ada, Louise ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gait speed; Motor co ordination; Progressive muscular strengthening; Strength; Stroke; Task specific walking therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING; ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955141866     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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