The Toe Walking Tool: A novel method for assessing idiopathic toe walking children

Gait and Posture

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 508-511

  Williams, Cylie M ^a   Tinley, Paul ^b   Curtin, Michael ^b  

^a Southern Health   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gait; Idiopathic toe walking; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DELPHI STUDY; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC TOE WALKING; KAPPA STATISTICS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; TOE WALKING TOOL; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOES; WALKING;

EID: 78149465089     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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