A comparative study of conventional physiotherapy versus robotic training combined with physiotherapy in patients with stroke

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 453-461

  Dundar, U ^a   Toktas, H ^a   Solak, O ^a   Ulasli, A ^a   Eroglu, S ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

conventional physiotherapy; robotic rehabilitation; stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BRUNNSTROM RECOVERY SCALE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL AMBULATION CATEGORIES; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SPASTICITY SCALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT DURATION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DEVICES; HEMIPLEGIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84915782765     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: 19455119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr2106-453     Document Type: Article

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