External cues benefit walking ability of ambulatory patients with spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 638-644

  Amatachaya, Sugalya ^a   Amatachaya, Pipatana ^a,b   Keawsutthi, Mathita ^c   Siritaratiwat, Wantana ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Engineering and Architecture   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

External cues; Incomplete spinal cord injury; Motor control; Paraplegia; Physical rehabilitation; Physical therapy; Tetraplegia; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; AMERICAN SPINAL INJURY ASSOCIATION IMPAIRMENT SCALE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CADENCE; CANE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRUTCH; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTERNAL CUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERCENT STEP SYMMETRY; REHABILITATION PATIENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRIDE LENGTH; VISUOTEMPORAL CUE; WALKER; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890460573     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772312y.0000000086     Document Type: Article

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