Feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise to assess and influence aerobic capacity early after stroke: A proof-of-concept study

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 271-278

  Stoller, Oliver ^a,b,c   Schindelholz, Matthias ^a,c   Bichsel, Lukas ^a,c   Schuster, Corina ^a,c   De Bie, Rob A ^b   De Bruin, Eling D ^d   Hunt, Kenneth J ^a,c  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Reha Rheinfelden   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular exercise; Constant load testing; Human in the loop; Incremental exercise testing; Non ambulatory

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SENSORY FEEDBACK; STROKE; WALKING;

EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; ROBOTICS; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84901926578     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2013.785038     Document Type: Article

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