Treadmill Training for an Infant Born Preterm with a Grade III Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Physical Therapy

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1107-1118

  Bodkin, Amy W ^a,b   Baxter, Ronda S ^c   Heriza, Carolyn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA)   (United States)

^c RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Dynamic systems; High risk infant; Preterm; Treadmill training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARAMETER; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0345447013     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/83.12.1107     Document Type: Article

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