Investigating measures of intensity during a structured upper limb exercise program in stroke rehabilitation: An exploratory study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2410-2419

  Connell, Louise A ^a   McMahon, Naoimh E ^a   Simpson, Lisa A ^b   Watkins, Caroline L ^a   Eng, Janice J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Time; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SURVIVOR; TIME; VERY ELDERLY; WRIST; ARM; COMPLICATION; EXERCISE; KINESIOTHERAPY; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STROKE;

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84927913045     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.05.025     Document Type: Article

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