Training to achieve over ground walking after spinal cord injury: A review of who, what, when, and how

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 293-304

  Yang, Jaynie F ^a   Musselman, Kristin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Body weight supported therapy; Exoskeleton; Locomotion; Lokomat; Paraplegia; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Robotic assisted therapy; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVER GROUND WALKING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 84867295250     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772312Y.0000000036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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