Postactivation depression changes after robotic-assisted gait training in hemiplegic stroke patients

Gait and Posture

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 729-733

  Trompetto, Carlo ^a   Marinelli, Lucio ^a   Mori, Laura ^a   Cossu, Elena ^b   Zilioli, Roberto ^b   Simonini, Marina ^b   Abbruzzese, Giovanni ^a   Baratto, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale La Colletta   (Italy)

Author keywords

H reflex; Homosynaptic depression; Lokomat; Postactivation depression; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT ORTHOSIS; HEMIPARESIS; HEMIPLEGIA; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; POSTACTIVATION DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STROKE PATIENT; WALKING;

H REFLEX; HOMOSYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; LOKOMAT; POSTACTIVATION DEPRESSION; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; H-REFLEX; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; LONG-TERM SYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; REFLEX, STRETCH; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884979815     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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