Robot-assisted practice of gait and stair climbing in nonambulatory stroke patients

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 613-622

  Hesse, Stefan ^a   Tomelleri, Christopher ^b   Bardeleben, Anita ^a   Werner, Cordula ^a   Waldner, Andreas ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Villa Melitta ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Gait; Hemiparesis; Locomotor training; Mobility; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Robots; Spasticity; Stair climbing; Stroke

Indexed keywords

GAIT; HEMIPARESIS; LOCOMOTOR TRAINING; SPASTICITY; STAIR-CLIMBING; STROKE;

CARRIER MOBILITY; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY; ROBOTS; STAIRS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EXOSKELETON (REHABILITATION); FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84862704943     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.08.0142     Document Type: Article

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