Action observation training for functional activities after stroke: A pilot randomized controlled trial

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 565-574

  Kim, Jung Hee ^a   Lee, Byoung Hee ^a  

^a Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

action observation; balance; gait; mirror neuron; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACTION OBSERVATION TRAINING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL AMBULATION CATEGORY; FUNCTIONAL REACHING TEST; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE PATIENT; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; TRAINING; VELOCITY; WALKING ABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTION OBSERVATION; BALANCE; GAIT; MIRROR NEURON; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84892686396     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-130991     Document Type: Article

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