Effectiveness of robot-assisted therapy on ankle rehabilitation - A systematic review

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Zhang, Mingming ^a   Davies, T Claire ^a   Xie, Shane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ankle rehabilitation; Clinical effectiveness; Robot assisted therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; CHILD; GAIT; HUMAN; INJURY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURIES; CHILD; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; REHABILITATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875131672     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-10-30     Document Type: Review

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