Feasibility of foot and ankle strength training in childhood Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 818-821

  Burns, Joshua ^a   Raymond, Jacqueline ^b   Ouvrier, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Exercise   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ankle; Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Child; Foot; Intervention; Strength; Therapy; Weakness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE SPRAIN; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE REPORT; DENERVATION; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 70449715138     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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