Direct Effect of Percutaneous Electric Stimulation during Gait in Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Report of 2 Cases

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 339-343

  Pierce, Samuel R ^a   Laughton, Carrie A ^a   Smith, Brian T ^a   Orlin, Margo N ^a,b   Johnston, Therese E ^a   McCarthy, James J ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Cerebral palsy; Electric stimulation; Gait; Kinematics; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WALKING;

EID: 0842321048     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00473-8     Document Type: Article

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