Effects of intensive repetition of a new facilitation technique on motor functional recovery of the hemiplegic upper limb and hand

Brain Injury

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1202-1213

  Kawahira, Kazumi ^a   Shimodozono, Megumi ^a   Etoh, Seiji ^a   Kamada, Katsuya ^b   Noma, Tomokazu ^b   Tanaka, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Facilitation technique; Hand; Hemiplegia; Repetitive facilitation exercise; Stroke; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; EXERCISE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; STROKE;

EID: 77955881518     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2010.506855     Document Type: Article

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