Characteristics of hypotonia in children: A consensus opinion of pediatric occupational and physical therapists

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 275-282

  Martin, Kathy ^a,b   Inman, Jill ^a   Kirschner, Abby ^a   Deming, Katie ^a   Gumbel, Rachel ^a   Voelker, Lindsey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Child preschool; Data collection questionnaire; Diagnosis differential; Infant; Muscle hypotonia classification; Occupational therapy; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; JOINT MOBILITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; SHOULDER; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

CHILD; CONSENSUS; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY);

EID: 33644977978     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pep.0000186506.48500.7c     Document Type: Conference Paper

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