Feasibility study of a combined treatment of electromyography-triggered neuromuscular stimulation and mirror therapy in stroke patients: A randomized crossover trial

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-244

  Kojima, Kosuke ^a,b   Ikuno, Koki ^a   Morii, Yuta ^c   Tokuhisa, Kentaro ^a   Morimoto, Shigeru ^a   Shomoto, Koji ^b  

^a Nishiyamato Rehabilitation Hospital   (Japan)

^b KIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Department of Urology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electromyography triggered neuromuscular stimulation; hemiplegia; mirror therapy; stroke rehabilitation; upper extremity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY TRIGGERED NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIRROR THERAPY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATOR; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STROKE PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY-TRIGGERED NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATION; HEMIPLEGIA; MIRROR THERAPY; STROKE REHABILITATION; UPPER EXTREMITY;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84901954188     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-131038     Document Type: Article

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