Telerehabilitation using virtual reality task can improve balance in patients with stroke

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-18

  Cikajlo, Imre ^a   Rudolf, Marko ^a   Goljar, Nika ^a   Burger, Helena ^a   Matjačić, Zlatko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Balance; Devices; Posture; Standing frame; Stroke; Telemedicine; Telerehabilitation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF HELP; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SELF-HELP DEVICES; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 81855224844     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.583308     Document Type: Article

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