Variability in postural control during infancy: Implications for development, assessment, and intervention

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1838-1849

  Dusing, Stacey C ^a   Harbourne, Regina T ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 79952116144     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2010033     Document Type: Article

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