Stride frequency and length adjustment in post-stroke individuals: Influence on the margins of stability

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 126-132

  Hak, Laura ^a   Houdijk, Han ^a,b   Van Der Wurff, Peter ^c   Prins, Maarten R ^a,c   Beek, Peter J ^a,d   Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a,e  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Heliomare Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

^c Center for Augmented Motor Learning and Training   (Netherlands)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Gait; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY FEEDBACK; STROKE; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE TEST; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 84929237221     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: 16512081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1903     Document Type: Article

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