Postural strategies in Prader-Willi and Down syndrome patients

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 669-673

  Cimolin, Veronica ^a,b   Galli, Manuela ^a,c   Grugni, Graziano ^b   Vismara, Luca ^b   Precilios, Helmer ^b   Albertini, Giorgio ^c   Rigoldi, Chiara ^a   Capodaglio, Paolo ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Posture; Prader Willi syndrome; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; OSCILLATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDING;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851511009     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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