Changes in passive ankle stiffness and its effects on gait function in people with chronic stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 555-571

  Roy, Anindo ^a,b   Forrester, Larry W ^a   Macko, Richard F ^a,b   Krebs, Hermano I ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle impairment; Ankle robot; Ankle stiffness; Chronic stroke; Foot drop; Hemiparetic gait; Lower limb; Motor control; Rehabilitation; Robotic therapy

Indexed keywords

ANKLE IMPAIRMENT; ANKLE ROBOTS; ANKLE STIFFNESS; CHRONIC STROKE; FOOT DROP; HEMIPARETIC GAIT; LOWER LIMB; MOTOR CONTROL; ROBOTIC THERAPIES;

GAIT ANALYSIS; MODULAR ROBOTS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; ROBOTICS;

STIFFNESS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANKLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; STROKE;

EID: 84880959321     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.10.0206     Document Type: Article

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