Retest reliability of measuring hip extensor muscle strength in different testing positions in young people with cerebral palsy

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Dyball, Kate M ^a   Taylor, Nicholas F ^a   Dodd, Karen J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HIP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY POSTURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRONE POSITION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPINE POSITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055106415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-42     Document Type: Article

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