Long-term benefits of progressive resistance training in chronic stroke: A 4-year follow-up

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 218-221

  Flansbjer, Ulla Britt ^a,b   Lexell, Jan ^a,b   Brogårdh, Christina ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Follow up; Gait; Muscle; Skeletal; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84857839161     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0936     Document Type: Review

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