Movement therapy induced neural reorganization and motor recovery in stroke: A review

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 528-537

  Arya, Kamal Narayan ^a,b   Pandian, Shanta ^b   Verma, Rajesh ^a   Garg, R K ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Cortical reorganization; Neuroplasticity; Neurorehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; AUDITORY FEEDBACK; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT TREADMILL TRAINING; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTRAINT INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY; CORTICAL REORGANIZATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GAIT DISORDER; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LEARNING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENTAL PRACTICE; MOTOR LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION; REPETITIVE TASK SPECIFIC TRAINING; RESISTANCE TRAINING; ROBOTICS; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORY CORTEX; STRIATE CORTEX; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; STROKE REHABILITATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; STROKE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 80053284928     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2011.01.023     Document Type: Article

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