Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 10 , Pages 1236-1240 , October 2007

Dual-Task Exercise Improves Walking Ability in Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Yea-Ru Yang, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty & Institute of Physical Therapy, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Section of Physical Therapy, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Yea-Ru Yang, PT, PhD, Faculty & Institute of Physical Therapy, National Yang-Ming University, 155, Sec 2, Li-Nong St., Shih-Pai, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ray-Yau Wang, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty & Institute of Physical Therapy, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Education and Research, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Chung Chen, PT, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cheng Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
    • ,
  • Mu-Jung Kao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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 Supported in part by the Department of Health, Taipei City Government (grant no. 95002-62-088) and the National Health Research Institutes of the Republic of China (grant no. NHRI-EX95-9413EI).

 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(07)00443-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.762

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 10 , Pages 1236-1240 , October 2007

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