Training conditions influence walking kinematics and self-selected walking speed in patients with neurological impairments

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 281-287

  Williams, Gavin ^a   Clark, Ross ^a   Schache, Anthony ^a   Fini, Natalie A ^b   Moore, Liz ^c   Morris, Meg E ^a   McCrory, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Caulfield Hospital   (Australia)

^c EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

locomotor function; rehabilitation; traumatic brain injury; treadmill training

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT TREADMILL TRAINING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT ASSISTIVE DEVICE; GAIT PROFILE SCORE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MANUAL FACILITATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN INJURIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEACHING; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951684903     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1649     Document Type: Article

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