Treatment of severe hand impairment following stroke by combining assisted movement, muscle vibration, and biofeedback

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 194-203

  Cordo, Paul ^a,b   Wolf, Steven ^c   Lou, Jau Shin ^a   Bogey, Ross ^d   Stevenson, Matthew ^e   Hayes, John ^f   Roth, Elliot ^g  

^a Oregon Health and Science University Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b Research and Development   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^f PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co contraction; EMG; Motor dysfunction; Sensory stimulation; Spasticity; Weakness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 84892183114     PISSN: 15570576     EISSN: 15570584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000023     Document Type: Article

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