Group physical therapy during inpatient rehabilitation for acute spinal cord injury: Findings from the SCIRehab Study

Physical Therapy

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1877-1891

  Zanca, Jeanne M ^a   Natale, Audrey ^b   LaBarbera, Jacqueline ^c   Schroeder, Sally Taylor ^d   Gassaway, Julie ^e   Backus, Deborah ^f  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CRAIG HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Carolinas Rehabilitation   (United States)

^d REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES RESEARCH   (United States)

^f SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TIME; WHEELCHAIR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955240926     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20100392     Document Type: Review

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