Differences in seated postural control in children with spastic cerebral palsy and children who are typically developing

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 622-626

  Liao, Su Fen ^a   Yang, Tsui Fen ^b   Hsu, Tao Chang ^b   Chan, Rai Chi ^b   Wei, Ta Sen ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebral Palsy; Posture Control; Sway Index; Sway Ratio

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

POSTURAL CONTROL;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHATTEEX BALANCE SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SITTING; SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY; SWAY INDEX; SWAY RATIO;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE;

EID: 0038783341     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200308000-00009     Document Type: Article

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