Effects of motor control intervention for children with idiopathic toe walking: A 5-case series

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-426

  Clark, Elaine ^a   Sweeney, Jane K ^b   Yocum, Allison ^a   McCoy, Sarah W ^c  

^a Northwest Pediatric Therapies   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ankle physiopathology; child; child preschool; contracture therapy; equinus deformity therapy; equinus gait; gait; human movement system; motor skills; physical therapy; toes; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORTHOTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649362188     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181f9d5b8     Document Type: Article

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