Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 919-926 , June 2009

Light Touch Cue Through a Cane Improves Pelvic Stability During Walking in Stroke

  • Rumpa Boonsinsukh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhonayok, Thailand
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Rumpa Boonsinsukh, PhD, Division of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharuk, Nakhonnayok, Thailand, 26120
    • ,
  • Lawan Panichareon, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Prasart Neurological Institute, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
    • ,
  • Pansiri Phansuwan-Pujito, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Neuroscience Research Centre, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand

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 Supported by the Thailand Research Fund, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association, and the Office of the Higher Education Commission (grant no. TRG4880003).

 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.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00188-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.12.022

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 919-926 , June 2009

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