Dual effects of body-weight supported treadmill training on cardiovascular fitness and walking ability early after stroke: A randomized controlled trial

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 644-653

  MacKay Lyons, Marilyn ^a   McDonald, Alison ^b   Matheson, Jane ^b   Eskes, Gail ^a   Klus, Mary Anne ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiovascular fitness; deconditioning; exercise therapy; hemiplegia; stroke rehabilitation; treadmill training; walking

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTE WALK TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED TREADMILL TRAINING; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEDOKE MCMASTER STAGE OF RECOVERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 84880990980     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968313484809     Document Type: Article

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