The effect of quadriceps femoris muscle strengthening exercises on spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1215-1223

  Fowler, E G ^a   Ho, T W ^a   Nwigwe, A I ^a   Dorey, F J ^a  

^a JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Pendulum test; Spasticity; Strengthening exercises

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; ISOTONIC EXERCISE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY;

EID: 0034977856     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/81.6.1215     Document Type: Article

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