Does altering inclination alter effectiveness of treadmill training for gait impairment after stroke? A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 932-938

  Carda, Stefano ^a,b   Invernizzi, Marco ^b,c   Baricich, Alessio ^b   Cognolato, Gianluca ^b   Cisari, Carlo ^b,c  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exercise; slope; treadmill training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; ITALY; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC GAIT DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLOPE; TREADMILL TRAINING; WALKING; COMPLICATION; DEVICES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; PROCEDURES; STROKE;

EXERCISE; SLOPE; TREADMILL TRAINING;

EXERCISE THERAPY; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84883474779     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215513485592     Document Type: Article

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