The effects of action observational training on walking ability in chronic stroke patients: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1118-1125

  Bang, Dae Hyouk ^a   Shin, Won Seob ^a   Kim, Sun Yeob ^a   Choi, Jong Duk ^a  

^a Daejeon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Action observational training; stroke; walking

Indexed keywords

ACTION OBSERVATIONAL TRAINING; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC GAIT DISORDER; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOUTH KOREA; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

ACTION OBSERVATIONAL TRAINING; STROKE; WALKING;

AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; STROKE; VIDEODISC RECORDING; WALKING;

EID: 84887598811     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215513501528     Document Type: Article

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