Trunk and hip muscle activity in early walkers with and without cerebral palsy - A frequency analysis

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 851-859

  Prosser, Laura A ^a   Lee, Samuel C K ^b,c   Barbe, Mary F ^d   VanSant, Ann F ^d   Lauer, Richard T ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Frequency; Gait; Muscle; Trunk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WALKING;

BACK; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THORAX; WALKING;

EID: 77955170849     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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