The Effect of Simulating Weight Gain on the Energy Cost of Walking in Unimpaired Children and Children With Cerebral Palsy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2302-2308

  Plasschaert, Frank ^a   Jones, Kim ^a   Forward, Malcolm ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Energy cost; Gait; Rehabilitation; Walking; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY COST; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 56849091867     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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