Inter-limb centre of pressure symmetry during gait among stroke survivors

Gait and Posture

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-243

  Chisholm, Amanda E ^a,b   Perry, Stephen D ^a,b,c   McIlroy, William E ^a,b,d,e  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centre of pressure; Dynamic balance; Gait; Motor control; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CENTRE OF PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESIS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURVIVOR; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 79951558225     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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