Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2041-2047 , November 2008

Does Treadmill Exercise Improve Performance of Cognitive or Upper-Extremity Tasks in People With Chronic Stroke? A Randomized Cross-Over Trial

  • Michelle Ploughman, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Eastern Health, L.A. Miller Centre, St. John's, NL, Canada
    • Division of BioMedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Michelle Ploughman, PhD, PT, Eastern Health, L.A. Miller Centre, 100 Forest Rd, St. John's, NL, Canada, A1A 1E5
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  • Jason McCarthy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Eastern Health, L.A. Miller Centre, St. John's, NL, Canada
    • ,
  • Melissa Bossé, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of BioMedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
    • ,
  • Heather J. Sullivan, BKin

      Affiliations

    • Eastern Health, L.A. Miller Centre, St. John's, NL, Canada
    • ,
  • Dale Corbett, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of BioMedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada

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 Supported by the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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PII: S0003-9993(08)00798-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.017

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2041-2047 , November 2008

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