Rehabilitative therapies in cerebral palsy: The good, the not as good, and the possible

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1200-1204

  Damiano, Diane L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Motor activity; Outcomes; Physical therapy; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CEREBRAL PALSY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349272633     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809337919     Document Type: Article

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