Effects of prolonged standing on gait in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-65

  Salem, Yasser ^a   Lovelace Chandler, Venita ^b   Zabel, Reta J ^c   McMillan, Amy Gross ^d  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GCS   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Gait; Standing program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPASTICITY;

BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE TONUS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 77649161695     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: 15413144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01942630903297177     Document Type: Article

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