Observation-to-imitate plus practice could add little to physical therapy benefits within 31 days of stroke: Translational randomized controlled trial

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 173-182

  Cowles, Tracy ^a   Clark, Allan ^a   Mares, Kathryn ^a   Peryer, Guy ^a   Stuck, Rebecca ^b   Pomeroy, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

action observation; mirror neuron; motor recovery; rehabilitation; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH ARM TEST; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENTION TO IMITATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTRICITY INDEX; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871654759     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968312452470     Document Type: Article

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