Unilateral versus bilateral robot-assisted rehabilitation on arm-trunk control and functions post stroke: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Wu, Ching Yi ^a   Yang, Chieh Ling ^a   Chen, Ming De ^b   Lin, Keh Chung ^c,d   Wu, Li Ling ^e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Cerebrovascular accident; Kinematics; Motor control; Rehabilitation; Robot; Trunk compensation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROBOTICS; STROKE; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ARM; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROBOTICS; STROKE; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877031550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-10-35     Document Type: Article

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