Effects of the hip abduction orthosis on muscle activity in children with cerebral palsy

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 55-63

  Ekblom, Berit ^a   Myhr, Ulla ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Functional sitting position; Hip abduction orthosis; Sitting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; ORTHOSIS; SITTING; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA;

EID: 0036325235     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980290058427     Document Type: Article

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