Increases in muscle volume after plantarflexor strength training in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 429-435

  McNee, Anne E ^a,b   Gough, Martin ^a   Morrissey, Matt C ^b   Shortland, Adam P ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPASTIC PARESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 65649132795     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03230.x     Document Type: Article

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