An aquatic physical therapy program at a pediatric rehabilitation hospital: A case series

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-78

  Fragala Pinkham, Maria A ^a   Dumas, Helene M ^a   Barlow, Carrie A ^a   Pasternak, Amy ^a  

^a FRANCISCAN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY; PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PSYCHOMETRICS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650478912     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e318196eb37     Document Type: Article

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