The physiological basis of neurorehabilitation - Locomotor training after spinal cord injury

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hubli, Michèle ^a   Dietz, Volker ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Neuronal plasticity; Neurorehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

CUES; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872414515     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-10-5     Document Type: Review

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