Effect of treadmill training and supramalleolar orthosis use on motor skill development in infants with down syndrome: A randomized clinical trial

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 382-390

  Looper, Julia ^a   Ulrich, Dale A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; KINESIOTHERAPY; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; WALKING;

EID: 77949604656     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090021     Document Type: Article

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