Evaluation of the Catch in Spasticity Assessment in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 615-623

  van den Noort, Josien C ^a   Scholtes, Vanessa A ^b   Becher, Jules G ^b   Harlaar, Jaap ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomedical engineering; Cerebral palsy; Electromyography; Muscle spasticity; Physical examination; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 77950467843     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.12.022     Document Type: Article

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