Effect of functional electrical stimulation on asymmetries in gait of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Physiotherapy

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 82-90

  Durham, Sally ^a   Eve, L ^b   Stevens, C ^c   Ewins, D ^a,c  

^a QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Electrical stimulation; Gait; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 3042593626     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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