Mirror therapy with neuromuscular electrical stimulation for improving motor function of stroke survivors: A pilot randomized clinical study

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 503-511

  Lee, Donggeon ^a   Lee, Gyuchang ^a   Jeong, Jisim ^b  

^a Kyungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Saessac Children Developmental Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lower extremity; Mirror Therapy; Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

6 M WALK TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIRROR THERAPY; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVOR; THERAPY EFFECT; COMPLICATION; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REHABILITATION CENTER;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; STROKE;

EID: 84981200975     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-161144     Document Type: Article

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