Characterizing the Protocol for Early Modified Constraint-induced Movement Therapy in the EXPLICIT-Stroke Trial

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Nijland, Rinske ^a   Van Wegen, Erwin ^a   Van der Krogt, Hanneke ^b   Bakker, Chantal ^c   Buma, Floor ^d   Klomp, Asbjørn ^b,e   Van Kordelaar, Joost ^a   Kwakkel, Gert ^a,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constraint induced movement therapy; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE; FINGER; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PARESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FINGERS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EID: 84874682447     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.1521     Document Type: Article

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