Lycra arm splints in conjunction with goal-directed training can improve movement in children with cerebral palsy

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Elliott, Catherine M ^a,b   Reid, Siobhan L ^b   Alderson, Jacqueline A ^b   Elliott, Bruce C ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D motion analysis; Cerebral Palsy; goal attainment scale; lycra splinting; upper limb kinematics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLINT; SPLINTING; THORAX;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951887388     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2011-0631     Document Type: Article

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