The Use of Hydrotherapy for the Management of Spasticity

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 268-273

  Kesiktas, N ^a   Paker, N ^b   Erdogan, N ^a   Gulsen G ^b   Bicki D ^b   Yilmaz, H ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Istanbul Phys Med and Rehab Ctr   (Turkey)

^c Yasamkent Rehabilitation Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hydrotherapy; Pools; Spasticity management; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASHWORTH SCORE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BACLOFEN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 9244235510     PISSN: 08884390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968304270002     Document Type: Article

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