In-home tele-rehabilitation improves tetraplegic hand function

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 412-422

  Kowalczewski, Jan ^a   Chong, Su Ling ^a   Galea, Mary ^b   Prochazka, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

exercise; functional electrical stimulation; tele rehabilitation; tele therapy; tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND STRENGTH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IN HOME TELE THERAPY; INTERNET; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PINCH STRENGTH; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPEUTIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRIPLEGIA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957648243     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968310394869     Document Type: Article

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