Use of visual and proprioceptive feedback to improve gait speed and spatiotemporal symmetry following chronic stroke: A case series

Physical Therapy

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 748-756

  Lewek, Michael D ^a   Feasel, Jeff ^b   Wentz, Erin ^c   Brooks, Frederick P ^b   Whitton, Mary C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Brooks Computer Science Building   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STROKE;

FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STROKE;

EID: 84860642292     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20110206     Document Type: Article

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