Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 287, Issue 1 , Pages 89-93 , 15 December 2009

Post-stroke balance training: Role of force platform with visual feedback technique

  • Abhishek Srivastava

      Affiliations

    • Presently at, Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, 400053, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Four Bunglows, Andheri West, Mumbai 400053, India. Tel.: +91 22 30696969, +91 9324582986 (mobile); fax: +91 22 30972030.
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  • Arun B. Taly

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore 560029, India
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  • Anupam Gupta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatric and Neurological Rehabilitation, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore 560029, India
    • ,
  • Senthil Kumar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatric and Neurological Rehabilitation, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore 560029, India
    • ,
  • Thyloth Murali

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatric and Neurological Rehabilitation, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore 560029, India

Received 12 June 2009 ,Revised 19 August 2009 ,Accepted 20 August 2009.

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☆ Work done at: National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore 560029, India.

PII: S0022-510X(09)00830-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.08.051

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 287, Issue 1 , Pages 89-93 , 15 December 2009

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