Assessment of the short-term effect of antispastic positioning on spasticity

Pediatrics International

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 440-445

  Akbayrak, Turkan ^a   Armutlu, Kadriye ^a   Gunel, Mintaze Kerem ^a   Nurlu, Gulay ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antispastic position; Cerebral palsy; Reduction of spasticity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARESIS;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 23844471756     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2005.02086.x     Document Type: Article

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