Physical modalities in the treatment of neurological dysfunction

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 483-488

  Galea, Mary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nervous system dysfunction; Physical therapy; Treatment modalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CRYOTHERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SPASTICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

CASTS, SURGICAL; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TRACTION; VIBRATION;

EID: 84860249762     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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