Development of postural responses during standing in healthy children and children with spastic diplegia

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 583-589

  Woollacott, M H ^a   Burtner, P ^a   Jensen, J ^a   Jasiewicz, J ^a   Roncesvalles, N ^a   Sveistrup, H ^a  

^a Department of Human Physiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Cerebral palsy; Development; EMG; Muscle responses; Postural control; Stance

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031900321     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(97)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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