Activity-based therapy for recovery of walking in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: Results from a randomized clinical trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2239-2246.e2

  Jones, Michael L ^a   Evans, Nicholas ^a   Tefertiller, Candace ^a,b   Backus, Deborah ^a   Sweatman, Mark ^a   Tansey, Keith ^a,c   Morrison, Sarah ^a  

^a SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^b CRAIG HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise therapy; Gait disorders; Motor activity; Neurologic; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY BASED THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; AMERICAN SPINAL INJURY ASSOCIATION IMPAIRMENT SCALE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY DELAY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922481795     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.07.400     Document Type: Article

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