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Targeted upper-limb Wii-based movement therapy also improves lower-limb muscle activation and functional movement in chronic stroke
Trinh, Terry Shiner, Christine T. Butel, Angelica Thompson McNulty, Penelope A.
Trinh, Terry
Shiner, Christine T.
Butel, Angelica Thompson
McNulty, Penelope A.
Abstract
Post-stroke hemiparesis may manifest as asymmetric gait, poor balance, and inefficient movement patterns. We investigated improvements in lower-limb muscle activation and function during Wii-based Movement Therapy (WMT), a rehabilitation program specifically targeting upper-limb motorfunction.
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Electromyography, muscle symmetry, walking, balance, activities of daily living
Date
2016
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Journal article
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Disability and Rehabilitation
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39
Issue
19
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1-11
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