Sequential combination of robot-assisted therapy and constraint-induced therapy in stroke rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 261, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1037-1045

  Hsieh, Yu Wei ^a,b   Lin, Keh Chung ^c,d   Horng, Yi Shiung ^e,f   Wu, Ching Yi ^a,b   Wu, Tai Chieh ^g   Ku, Fang Ling ^h  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI TZU CHI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL TA TUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Combination therapy; Constraint induced therapy; Robotic rehabilitation; Stroke; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROBOT ASSISTED THERAPY; ROBOTICS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; AGED; CONVALESCENCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901947959     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7345-4     Document Type: Article

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