Robotic resistance treadmill training improves locomotor function in human spinal cord injury: A pilot study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 782-789

  Wu, Ming ^a,b   Landry, Jill M ^a   Schmit, Brian D ^a,b,c   Hornby, T George ^a,b,d   Yen, Sheng Che ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Marquette University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Rehabilitation; Robotics; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CABLE DRIVEN ROBOTIC LOCOMOTOR TRAINER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; ROBOTIC RESISTANCE TREADMILL TRAINING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 84860237735     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.12.018     Document Type: Article

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