Dose-response study of mobilisation and tactile stimulation therapy for the upper extremity early after stroke: A phase I trial

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 314-322

  Hunter, Susan M ^a   Hammett, Linda ^b   Ball, Sue ^c   Smith, Nina ^d   Anderson, Cheryl ^e   Clark, Allan ^f   Tallis, Raymond ^g   Rudd, Anthony ^h   Pomeroy, Valerie M ^f  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HAYWOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Neuro Matters   (United Kingdom)

^e Florence Terrace ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^g Stockport   (United Kingdom)

^h ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Sensory stimulation; Stroke; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; AGED; ARM; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESIS; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE; TACTILE STIMULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; STROKE;

EID: 79954617026     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968310390223     Document Type: Article

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