The capacity to adapt to changing balance threats: A comparison of children with cerebral palsy and typically developing children

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-260

  Burtner, P A ^a   Woollacott, M H ^b   Craft, G L ^b   Roncesvalles, M N ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Motor control; Stance balance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC DIPLEGIA; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPASTICITY; STANDING; ADAPTATION; AGE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PRESSURE; WALKING;

EID: 34547684043     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17518420701303066     Document Type: Article

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