No effect on gait function of progressive resistance exercise in adults with cerebral palsy A single-blind randomized controlled trial

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 227-233

  Maeland, Silje ^a,b,c   Jahnsen, Reidun ^d   Opheim, Arve ^a   Froslie, Kathrine Frey ^e   Moe Nilssen, Rolf ^b   Stanghelle, Johan K ^a,e  

^a Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Unifob Health   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Muscle strength; Randomized controlled trial; Resistance training; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE EXERCISE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDING; WALKING;

EID: 72049092665     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14038190902912423     Document Type: Article

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