Effects of additional, dynamic supported standing practice on functional recovery in patients with sub-acute stroke: A randomized pilot and feasibility trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 374-382

  Braun, Tobias ^a,b   Marks, Detlef ^b   Thiel, Christian ^a   Zietz, Dörte ^a   Zutter, Daniel ^b   Grüneberg, Christian ^a  

^a Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum University of Applied Science   (Germany)

^b Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

balance; dynamic supported standing practice; exercise; physical therapy modalities; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE REHABILITATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE REHABILITATION;

EID: 84960333967     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215515584801     Document Type: Article

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