Pediatric endurance and limb strengthening (PEDALS) for children with cerebral palsy using stationary cycling: A randomized controlled trial

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-381

  Fowler, Eileen G ^a,b   Knutson, Loretta M ^c   DeMuth, Sharon K ^d   Siebert, Kara L ^e   Simms, Victoria D ^a   Sugi, Mia H ^f,g   Souza, Richard B ^h   Karim, Roksana ⁱ   Azen, Stanley P ⁱ  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e California Children's Services of Los Angeles County   (United States)

^f Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center   (United States)

^g Every Child Achieves   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WALKING;

EID: 77949580944     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080364     Document Type: Article

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