Feasibility and efficacy of upper limb robotic rehabilitation in a subacute cervical spinal cord injury population

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-226

  Zariffa, J ^a   Kapadia, N ^b   Kramer, J L K ^a   Taylor, P ^a   Alizadeh Meghrazi, M ^b   Zivanovic, V ^b   Willms, R ^a,c   Townson, A ^a,c   Curt, A ^d   Popovic, M R ^b,e   Steeves, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Strong Rehab Centre   (Canada)

^d BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ARAT; Armeo Spring; feasibility; GRASSP; subacute spinal cord injury; upper limb robotic rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DYNAMOMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; CANADA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857920167     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.104     Document Type: Article

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