Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 11 , Pages 1463-1470 , November 2006

Kinematic Analysis of Upper Limbs and Trunk Movement During Bilateral Movement After Stroke

  • Sylvie Messier, PhD, OT

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Sylvie Messier, PhD, OT, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal, 6300 Darlington, Montreal, QC H3S 2J4, Canada
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  • Daniel Bourbonnais, PhD, OT

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Johanne Desrosiers, PhD, OT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
    • Research Centre on Aging, University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Yves Roy, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Physical and Sports Education, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.

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 Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant no. 9810DRN-1241-58411), the Réseau provincial de recherche en adaptation-réadaptation (REPAR) (grant no. 1895), and the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec-REPAR (grant no. 22113-2078).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)01267-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.07.273

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 11 , Pages 1463-1470 , November 2006

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