Walking speed modifies spasticity effects in gastrocnemius and soleus in cerebral palsy gait

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 422-428

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

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cerebral palsy; Gait; Muscle spasticity; Musculoskeletal modeling; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CALF MUSCLES; CEREBRAL PALSY; EQUINUS; GAIT; GAIT CYCLES; GAIT PATTERNS; GASTROCNEMIUS; KINEMATIC DATUM; MUSCLE TONES; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELING; PEAK VELOCITIES; REHABILITATION; VELOCITY DEPENDENTS; WALKING SPEED;

BIOMECHANICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; TENDONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE LENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; WALKING SPEED;

BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLES; TENDONS; WALKING;

EID: 64949168594     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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