Combining afferent stimulation and mirror therapy for improving muscular, sensorimotor, and daily functions after chronic stroke: A randomized, placebo-controlled study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 859-868

  Lee, Ya Yun ^a,b   Lin, Keh Chung ^c,d   Wu, Ching Yi ^a,b   Liao, Ching Hua ^a,e   Lin, Jui Chi ^a,f   Chen, Chia Ling ^a,g  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Children Are Us Foundation   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Muscle hypertonia; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY NERVE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84942013857     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000271     Document Type: Article

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