Effects of a supported speed treadmill training exercise program on impairment and function for children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 742-750

  Johnston, Therese E ^a   Watson, Kyle E ^b   Ross, Sandy A ^c   Gates, Philip E ^d   Gaughan, John P ^e   Lauer, Richard T ^e   Tucker, Carole A ^e   Engsberg, Jack R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLEGIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GAIT; GAIT SPATIOTEMPORAL PARAMETER; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PEDIATRIC OUTCOMES DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY; SUPPORTED SPEED TREADMILL TRAINING EXERCISE PROGRAM; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TRIPLEGIA; VELOCITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 79960101729     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03990.x     Document Type: Article

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