Arm and leg coordination during treadmill walking in individuals with motor incomplete spinal cord injury: A preliminary study

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Tester, Nicole J ^a,b   Barbeau, Hugues ^c   Howland, Dena R ^a,b,d   Cantrell, Amy ^b   Behrman, Andrea L ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm swing; Coordination; Motor control; Spinal cord injury; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE SPINAL CORD INJURY; JOINT FUNCTION; LEG; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 84861992035     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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