Beyond componentry: How principles of motor learning can enhance locomotor rehabilitation of individuals with lower limb loss-A review

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1431-1442

  Sawers, Andrew ^a,b   Hahn, Michael E ^a,b   Kelly, Valerie E ^b   Czerniecki, Joseph M ^a,b   Kartin, Deborah ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputee; Artificial limb; Gait; Learning; Limb loss; Locomotion; Practice; Prosthesis; Rehabilitation; Training

Indexed keywords

AMPUTEE; GAIT; LEARNING; LIMB LOSS; PRACTICE;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROSTHETICS; RESEARCH;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB DISEASE; LIMB MOVEMENT; LIMB PROSTHESIS; LOCOMOTION; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR SYSTEM; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; GAIT; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTOR SKILLS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION; WALKING;

EID: 84874373901     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.12.0235     Document Type: Article

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