Could motor imagery be effective in upper limb rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injury? A case study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 766-771

  Grangeon, M ^a,b,c   Revol, P ^a   Guillot, A ^a,d   Rode, G ^a   Collet, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF GREATER MONTREAL   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Hand transport; Motor imagery; Reaching; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury; Tenodesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; EQUIPMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARM; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MOVEMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880176280     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.41     Document Type: Article

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