Gait training with partial body weight support during overground walking for individuals with chronic stroke: A pilot study

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Sousa, Catarina O ^a   Barela, José A ^b,c   Prado Medeiros, Christiane L ^a   Salvini, Tania F ^a   Barela, Ana M F ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; STROKE; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; STROKE; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 80052025029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-8-48     Document Type: Article

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