A single-blind, cross-over trial of hip abductor strength training to improve timed up & go performance in patients with unilateral, transfemoral amputation

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 264-270

  Pauley, Tim ^a   Devlin, Michael ^a,b   Madan Sharma, Pamela ^a  

^a WEST PARK HEALTHCARE CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amputation; Amputees; Balance confidence; Functional performance; Hip abductor; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HEMIPELVECTOMY; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ERGOMETRY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HEMIPELVECTOMY; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84894674970     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1270     Document Type: Article

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