Robot-asisted walking vs overground walking in stroke patients: An evaluation of muscle activity

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-337

  Coenen, Pieter ^a   Van Werven, Guido ^a   Van Nunen, Michiel P M ^a,b   Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a   Gerrits, Karin H L ^a   Janssen, Thomas W J ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center Reade   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Gait; Paresis; Robotics; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOSIS; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PARESIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84859883558     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0954     Document Type: Article

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