Functional electrical stimulation to lower limb muscles after botox in children with cerebral palsy

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-206

  Seifart, Anja ^a   Unger, Marianne ^a   Burger, Marlett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INNERVATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WALKING;

EID: 77952471823     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181dbd806     Document Type: Article

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