Lower limb strength training in children with cerebral palsy - A randomized controlled trial protocol for functional strength training based on progressive resistance exercise principles

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Scholtes, Vanessa A ^a   Dallmeijer, Annet J ^a   Rameckers, Eugene A ^b   Verschuren, Olaf ^c   Tempelaars, Els ^d   Hensen, Maartje ^e   Becher, Jules G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Adelante Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

^d Rehabilitation Centre Heliomare   (Netherlands)

^e The Mytyl and Tyltylschool and Rehabilitation Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPORT; WALKING; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 55849120170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-8-41     Document Type: Article

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