The efficiency of mechanical orthoses in affecting parameters associated with daily living in spinal cord injury patients: A literature review

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 183-190

  Ahmadi Bani, Monireh ^a   Arazpour, Mokhtar ^a   Farahmand, Farzam ^b   Mousavi, Mohmmad Ebrahim ^a   Hutchins, Stephen William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Daily living; Literature review; Mechanical orthoses; Paraplegia; Spinal cord injury; Walking

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE FAILURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAIT; HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GAIT; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POSTURE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 84925134872     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2013.875067     Document Type: Review

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