Effect of Virtual Reality-based Bilateral Upper Extremity Training on Upper Extremity Function after Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 357-368

  Lee, Suhyun ^a   Kim, Yumi ^a   Lee, Byoung Hee ^a  

^a Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bilateral arm training; stroke; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PINCH STRENGTH; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE REHABILITATION; UPPER LIMB; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELBOW JOINT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARESIS; PINCH STRENGTH; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; UPPER EXTREMITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84978396737     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: 15570703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.1437     Document Type: Article

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