The effect of walking speed on hamstrings length and lengthening velocity in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 640-644

  van der Krogt, Marjolein M ^a   Doorenbosch, Caroline A M ^a   Harlaar, Jaap ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cerebral palsy; Gait; Muscle spasticity; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MUSCLE LENGTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPASTICITY; TENDON; WALKING SPEED;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS; WALKING;

EID: 63249090211     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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