Comparison of physio ball and plinth trunk exercises regimens on trunk control and functional balance in patients with acute stroke: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 709-719

  Karthikbabu, S ^a   Nayak, Akshatha ^a   Vijayakumar, K ^a   Misri, Z K ^a   Suresh, B V ^a   Ganesan, Sailakshmi ^a   Joshua, Abraham M ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

acute stroke; balance; Physio ball; trunk control; trunk rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE; TRUNK;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; TORSO;

EID: 79960934698     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510397393     Document Type: Article

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