An intensive intervention for improving gait, balance, and mobility in individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury: A pilot study of activity tolerance and benefits

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1776-1784

  Fritz, Stacy L ^a   Merlo Rains, Angela M ^a   Rivers, Erin D ^a   Peters, Denise M ^a   Goodman, Ashley ^a,b   Watson, Erin T ^a   Carmichael, Brooke M ^a   McClenaghan, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Mobility limitation; Postural balance; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTE WALK TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DYNAMIC GAIT INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE MOBILITY TRAINING; MALE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PILOT STUDY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY FUNCTIONAL AMBULATION INVENTORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 80055013119     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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