Gait training with a robotic leg brace after stroke: A randomized controlled pilot study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 987-994

  Stein, Joel ^a,b,c   Bishop, Lauri ^a   Stein, Daniel J ^d   Wong, Christopher Kevin ^a  

^a Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise Therapy; Gait; Hemiparesis; Robotics; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; BRACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBOTICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STROKE; SURVIVOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BRACES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARESIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBOTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; SURVIVORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84914666226     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000119     Document Type: Article

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