"Six sessions is a drop in the ocean": An exploratory study of neurological physiotherapy in idiopathic and inherited ataxias

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 335-340

  Daker White, Gavin ^a   Greenfield, Julie ^b   Ealing, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Ataxia UK   (United Kingdom)

^c HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Physiotherapy; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPECTATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEREDITARY ATAXIA; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE;

CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ATAXIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84887147917     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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