Contracture management for people with spinal cord injuries

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-20

  Harvey, Lisa A ^a   Glinsky, Joanne A ^a   Katalinic, Owen M ^a   Ben, Marsha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

contracture; muscle stretching; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRETCHING EXERCISE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 79951911170     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2011-0627     Document Type: Review

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