Bilateral upper limb trainer with virtual reality for post-stroke rehabilitation: Case series report

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-62

  Sampson, Michael ^a   Shau, Yio Wha ^b   James King, Marcus ^c  

^a Burwood Academy of Independent Living   (New Zealand)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

bilateral; hemiparesis; physical therapy; rehabilitation; Stroke; upper limb; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PARESIS; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; TIME;

AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARESIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84856541289     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2011.562959     Document Type: Article

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