Robot-supported upper limb training in a virtual learning environment: A pilot randomized controlled trial in persons with MS

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Feys, Peter ^a   Coninx, Karin ^a   Kerkhofs, Lore ^b   De Weyer, Tom ^a   Truyens, Veronik ^b   Maris, Anneleen ^a   Lamers, Ilse ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Rehabilitation and MS Center Overpelt   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM EXERCISE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; ROBOTICS; VIRTUAL REALITY; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DISABILITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; LEARNING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER LIMB;

AGED; ARM; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LEARNING; LIFTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84937798422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12984-015-0043-3     Document Type: Article

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