Effect of a bout of leg cycling with electrical stimulation on reduction of hypertonia in patients with stroke

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1731-1736

  Yeh, Chun Yu ^a   Tsai, Kuen Horng ^b   Su, Fong Chin ^c   Lo, Hsin Chang ^d  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Muscle hypertonia; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYCLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; STROKE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE TONUS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 78049467612     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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