Effectiveness of intense, activity-based physical therapy for individuals with spinal cord injury in promoting motor and sensory recovery: Is olfactory mucosa autograft a factor?

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-57

  Larson, Cathy A ^a,b   Dension, Paula M ^a  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity based therapy; Complete; Functional recovery; Incomplete; Motor; Olfactory mucosal autograft; Paraplegia; Physical; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Sensory; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; GLIA; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROGLIA; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876030921     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772312Y.0000000026     Document Type: Article

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