Endurance and gait in children with cerebral palsy after intensive body weight-supported treadmill training

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-10

  Provost, Beth ^c   Dieruf, Kathy ^a   Burtner, Patricia A ^a   Phillips, John P ^a   Bernitsky Beddingfield, Ann ^a   Sullivan, Katherine J ^b   Bowen, Chantel A ^a   Toser, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Female; Gait; Male; Physical endurance; Physical fitness; Spastic CP; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847140676     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pep.0000249418.25913.a3     Document Type: Article

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