Gait analysis following treadmill training with body weight support versus conventional physical therapy: A prospective randomized controlled single blind study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1001-1007

  Lucareli, P R ^a,b,c   Lima, M O ^d   Lima, F P S ^d   De Almeida, J G ^e   Brech, G C ^a   D'Andrea Greve J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVE DE JULHO   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^e PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

kinematics; locomotor training; physiotherapy; rehabilitation; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052423474     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.37     Document Type: Article

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