Rehabilitation techniques to maximize spasticity management

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-211

  Logan, Lynne Romeiser ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

botulinum toxin; evidence based medicine; modalities; physical therapy; stroke; upper motor neuron syndrome

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; NEUROTOXIN;

ARTHRALGIA; BANDAGE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED WALKING; BONE MALFORMATION; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSTRAINT INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY; CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; GAIT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; JOINT MOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; ORTHOTICS; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SPASTICITY; STROKE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROTOXINS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 79958126312     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: 19455119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1803-203     Document Type: Review

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