Robot-assisted gait training in patients with parkinson disease: A randomized controlled trial

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-361

  Picelli, Alessandro ^a,b   Melotti, Camilla ^a   Origano, Francesca ^a   Waldner, Andreas ^c   Fiaschi, Antonio ^a   Santilli, Valter ^b   Smania, Nicola ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Villa Melitta Rehabilitation Clinic   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Parkinson; physiotherapy; rehabilitation; robotic training; walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; ROBOT ASSISTED GAIT TRAINING; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING DISTANCE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WALKING;

EID: 84860791057     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968311424417     Document Type: Article

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