Improvement in upper limb motor performance following stroke: The use of mental practice

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 501-507

  Bell, Alison R ^a   Murray, Bridget J ^b  

^a SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; DANCING; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSIC; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAMPLE SIZE; SPORT;

EID: 9744281127     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260406701106     Document Type: Article

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