Body weight supported treadmill training versus traditional training in patients dependent on walking assistance after stroke: A randomized controlled trial

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 210-219

  Høyer, Ellen ^a,b   Jahnsen, Reidun ^c   Stanghelle, Johan Kvalvik ^a,d   Strand, Liv Inger ^b  

^a SUNNAAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

mobility; Stroke; treadmill; walking assistance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTICS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655181821     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.593681     Document Type: Article

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