Serial night casting increases ankle dorsiflexion range in children and young adults with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: A randomised trial

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-119

  Rose, Kristy J ^a,b   Raymond, Jacqueline ^b   Refshauge, Kathryn ^b   North, Kathryn N ^a,b   Burns, Joshua ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Children; Muscle stretching exercises; Peripheral neuropathy; Physical therapy modalities; Static stretching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPLINT; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE JOINT; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955494020     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1836-9553(10)70041-2     Document Type: Article

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