Randomized controlled study of home-based treadmill training for ambulatory children with spina bifida

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 597-606

  De Groot, Janke F ^a,b   Takken, Tim ^b   Van Brussel, Marco ^b   Gooskens, Rob ^b,c   Schoenmakers, Marja ^b   Versteeg, Chantal ^a   Vanhees, Luc ^a,d   Helders, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ambulation; Spina Bifida; treadmill training

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINA BIFIDA; TREADMILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING SPEED;

ADOLESCENT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; WALKING;

EID: 80051530718     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968311400094     Document Type: Article

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