Short-term ankle motor performance with ankle robotics training in chronic hemiparetic stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 417-430

  Roy, Anindo ^a,b   Forrester, Larry W ^a,b   Macko, Richard F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle motor control; Ankle robot; Hemiparesis; Jerk; Learning rate; Motor adaptation; Motor learning; Movement smoothness; Neurorehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ROBOT; HEMIPARESIS; JERK; LEARNING RATE; MOTOR ADAPTATION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR LEARNING; MOVEMENT SMOOTHNESS; NEUROREHABILITATION; STROKE;

MODULAR ROBOTS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ROBOTICS;

ADULT; ANKLE ROBOTIC; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PILOT STUDY; PLANTAR FLEXION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; STROKE;

EID: 79957833000     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.04.0078     Document Type: Article

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