Critical Reviews™ in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

ISSN for PRINT: 0896-2960

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2005, Volume17

Issue 3

90 pages

DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v17.i3

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Toshiyuki Fujiwara, MD, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku, Tokyo 160-8582 Japan

Meigen Liu, MD, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku, Tokyo 160-8582 Japan

Akira Tanuma, MD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku, Tokyo 160-8582 Japan

Kimitaka Hase, MD, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku, Tokyo 160-8582 Japan

Testuya Tsuji, MD, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku, Tokyo 160-8582 Japan

Pedaling consists of reciprocating muscle activities similar to gait. Recent studies show that pedaling exercise is useful for rehabilitation of stroke patients and other central nervous system disorders. We reviewed studies of the neurophysiological basis of pedaling, pedaling in patients with central nervous system lesions, and the therapeutic application of pedaling exercises to patients with stroke.

DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v17.i3.10 Download article, 163-178 pages

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