The effectiveness of 22 commonly administered physiotherapy interventions for people with spinal cord injury: A systematic review

Spinal Cord

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 914-923

  Harvey, L A ^a   Glinsky, J V ^a   Bowden, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CYCLING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBASE; FITNESS; GAIT; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MEDLINE; PAIN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRENGTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEELCHAIR; ELECTROTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84976293025     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2016.95     Document Type: Review

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