Comparison of the effects of body-weight-supported treadmill training and tilt-table standing on spasticity in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 488-494

  Adams, Melanie M ^a   Hicks, Audrey L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity based therapy; Muscle stretching exercises; Paraplegia; Penn spasm frequency scale; Quality of life; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury spasticity evaluation tool; Tetraplegia; Tilt table training; Treadmill training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED TREADMILL TRAINING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; TILT TABLE STANDING; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TILT-TABLE TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053916552     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772311Y.0000000028     Document Type: Article

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