Virtual reality to assess and treat lower extremity disorders in post-stroke patients

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 89-92

  Luque Moreno, Carlos ^a,b,c   Oliva Pascual Vaca, A ^b   Kiper, P ^a   Rodriguez Blanco C ^b   Agostini, M ^a   Turolla, A ^a  

^a IRCCS SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Feedback; Gait; Physical therapy modalities; Stroke; Virtual reality exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVALESCENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAIT; HUMAN; LOWER LIMB; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; SOFTWARE; STROKE REHABILITATION;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SOFTWARE; STROKE REHABILITATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84954490120     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: 2511705X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME14-02-0020     Document Type: Article

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