Body weight supported treadmill training improves the regularity of the stepping kinematics in children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-93

  Kurz, Max J ^a   Stuberg, Wayne ^a   Dejong, Stacey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; Fourier analysis; gait; gait training; physical therapy; walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GAIT; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING SPEED;

BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GAIT; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 79952804261     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2011.552459     Document Type: Article

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