Influence of gravity compensation training on synergistic movement patterns of the upper extremity after stroke, a pilot study

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Krabben, Thijs ^a   Prange, Gerdienke B ^a   Molier, Birgit I ^a   Stienen, Arno Ha ^b   Jannink, Michiel Ja ^a,b   Buurke, Jaap H ^a,c   Rietman, Johan S ^a,b  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Centre Het Roessingh   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circle drawing; Gravity compensation; Reach training; Stroke; Synergy; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PILOT PROJECTS; STROKE;

EID: 84866310094     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-9-44     Document Type: Article

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