Gait adaptability training improves obstacle avoidance and dynamic stability in patients with cerebellar degeneration

Gait and Posture

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 247-251

  Fonteyn, Ella M R ^a,b   Heeren, Anita ^c,d   Engels, Jasper Jan C ^c   Boer, Jasper J Den ^c   van de Warrenburg, Bart P C ^a   Weerdesteyn, Vivian ^c,e  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Rehabilitation Centre Groot Klimmendaal   (Netherlands)

^e SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Obstacle avoidance; Physiotherapy; Treadmill; Visual cues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BERG BALANCE SCALE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 84901050574     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.04.190     Document Type: Article

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