Physical rehabilitation approaches for the recovery of function and mobility following stroke
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Physical rehabilitation approaches for the recovery of function and mobility following stroke.
BACKGROUND Various approaches to physical rehabilitation may be used after stroke, and considerable controversy and debate surround the effectiveness of relative approaches. Some physiotherapists base their treatments on a single approach; others use a mixture of components from several different approaches. OBJECTIVES To determine whether physical rehabilitation approaches are effective in r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001920.pub3