The relationship between bilateral knee muscle strength and gait performance after stroke: The predictive value for gait performance

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3227-3232

  Watanabe, Makoto ^a   Suzuki, Makoto ^a   Sugimura, Yuko ^b   Kawaguchi, Takayuki ^a   Watanabe, Aki ^a   Shibata, Kazuhiko ^a,c   Fukuda, Michinari ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MUNICIPAL TAMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Sagamihara Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gait; Handheld dynamometer; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945582149     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.27.3227     Document Type: Article

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