Effects of a high-intensity task-oriented training on gait performance early after stroke: A pilot study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 979-987

  Outermans, Jacqueline C ^a   Van Peppen, Roland P ^a   Wittink, Harriet ^a   Takken, Tim ^b   Kwakkel, Gert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GERMANY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; STROKE; WALKING;

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 79751519028     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215509360647     Document Type: Article

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