Evaluation of robotic-assisted locomotor training outcomes at a rehabilitation centre in singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 709-715

  Chin, L F ^a   Lim, W S ^a   Kong, K H ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Locomotion; Robotic; Training; Transfer

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTES WALK TEST; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE DORSIFLEXION; ARTICLE; BASE OF SUPPORT; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST; CUFF; DEVICE; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GAIT; HIP; HIP EXTENSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; JOINT MOBILITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MOTRICITY INDEX; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIVERMEAD MOBILITY INDEX; ROBOTIC ASSISTED LOCOMOTOR TRAINING; ROBOTIC DRIVEN EXOSKELETON ORTHOSIS; ROBOTICS; SINGAPORE; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN REDNESS; STEP LENGTH SYMMETRY; TREADMILL; WALKING; WALKING DISTANCE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; BRAIN INJURIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649479631     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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