Impact of enhanced sensory input on treadmill step frequency: Infants born with myelomeningocele

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-52

  Pantall, Annette ^a,e   Teulier, Caroline ^b   Smith, Beth A ^c   Moerchen, Victoria ^d   Ulrich, Beverly D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^e CCRB 4740   (United States)

Author keywords

age factors; ambulation; body weight; child development physiology; early ambulation; gait disorders neurologic; infants; lumbar vertebrae; meningomyelocele; motion perception; motor activity; proprioception; treadmill test; weight bearing

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PEDIATRICS; SENSATION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WALKING;

EID: 79954415537     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e318206eefa     Document Type: Article

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