The impact of physical therapy on functional outcomes after stroke: what's the evidence?

RPS Van Peppen, G Kwakkel… - Clinical …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To determine the evidence for physical therapy interventions aimed at improving
functional outcome after stroke. Methods: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of …

Strategies for stroke rehabilitation

BH Dobkin - The Lancet Neurology, 2004 - thelancet.com
Rehabilitation after hemiplegic stroke has typically relied on the training of patients in
compensatory strategies. The translation of neuroscientific research into care has led to new …

A task-orientated intervention enhances walking distance and speed in the first year post stroke: a randomized controlled trial

NM Salbach, NE Mayo… - Clinical …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a task-orientated intervention in enhancing
competence in walking in people with stroke. Design: Two-centre observer-blinded stratified …

Ankle dorsiflexion as an fMRI paradigm to assay motor control for walking during rehabilitation

BH Dobkin, A Firestine, M West, K Saremi, R Woods - Neuroimage, 2004 - Elsevier
The ability to walk independently with the velocity and endurance that permit home and
community activities is a highly regarded goal for neurological rehabilitation after stroke …

Faster is better: implications for speed-intensive gait training after stroke

A Lamontagne, J Fung - Stroke, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The instantaneous adaptations to speed and load changes
during overground locomotion have major implications for mobility after stroke. We …

Aerobic treadmill plus Bobath walking training improves walking in subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial

HJ Eich, H Mach, C Werner, S Hesse - Clinical rehabilitation, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To evaluate the immediate and long-term effects of aerobic treadmill plus Bobath
walking training in subacute stroke survivors compared with Bobath walking training alone …

Recovery of ambulation after traumatic brain injury

DI Katz, DK White, MP Alexander, RB Klein - Archives of physical medicine …, 2004 - Elsevier
Katz DI, White DK, Alexander MP, Klein RB. Recovery of ambulation after traumatic brain
injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004; 85: 865–9. OBJECTIVES: To identify variables that are …

Neurobiology of rehabilitation

BH Dobkin - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Rehabilitation aims to lessen the physical and cognitive impairments and disabilities of
patients with stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord or brain injury, and other neurologic …

Motor recovery strategies after stroke

J Stein - Topics in stroke rehabilitation, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Impaired motor function after stroke is a major cause of disability in young stroke survivors.
The plasticity of the adult human brain provides opportunities to enhance traditional …

Dual Stewart platform mobility simulator

RF Boian, M Bouzit, GC Burdea… - The 26th Annual …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A robotic mobility simulator is being developed to allow training on various hapticly
simulated surfaces while still being in the safe clinical environment. The simulator is …