The role of kinesiotaping combined with botulinum toxin to reduce plantar flexors spasticity after stroke

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-322

  Karadag Saygi, Evrim ^a   Cubukcu Aydoseli, Koza ^a   Kablan, Nilufer ^a   Ofluoglu, Demet ^b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Alman Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

botulinum toxin A; hemiplegia; kinesiotaping; spasticity

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; KINESIOTAPING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PES EQUINUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956604946     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1704-318     Document Type: Article

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