Forced-use, without therapy, in children with hemiplegia: Preliminary study of a new approach for the upper limb

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 582-587

  Motta, Francesco ^a   Antonello, Clara E ^a   Stignani, Cecilia ^a  

^a V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Forced use; Hemiplegia; No rehabilitation; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED USE THERAPY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 78650049360     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181e88ee4     Document Type: Article

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