Effects of lower extremity passive stretching: Pilot study of children and youth with severe limitations in self-mobility

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-175

  Fragala, Maria A ^a,b   Goodgold, Shelley ^c   Dumas, Helene M ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Articular; Cerebral palsy rehabilitation; Child; Down syndrome; HIV encephalopathy; Muscle spasticity rehabilitation; Myelodysplasia; Physical therapy techniques method; Range of motion; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYELODYSPLASIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STRETCHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 0042764005     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PEP.0000083045.13914.D4     Document Type: Article

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