The role of rehabilitation in the recovery of walking in the neurological population.
Recent studies demonstrate that neurological patients show great potential for recovery in both the early and late stages following injury. Enhancement of the recovery process could be achieved with new rehabilitation approaches alone or in combination with pharmacological intervention. These new approaches have evolved from fundamental advances in both animal and human studies. To date few randomized clinical trials have addressed the efficacy or effectiveness of these new approaches. In this paper, important quantitative studies will be reviewed and discussed in relation to the important mechanisms of locomotor control and plasticity that take place following lesions of the central nervous system.
Barbeau
H
H
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, 3630 Promenade-Sir-William-Osler, Montréal, Québec H3G 1Y5, Canada. hugues.barbeau@mcgill.ca
Fung
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J
D000818:Animals; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D016138:Walking