Improving functional skills and physical fitness in children with Rett syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 730-735

  Lotan, M ^a   Isakov, E ^b,d   Merrick, Joav ^c,e,f  

^a Zvi Quittman Residential Center   (Israel)

^b LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^f Division for Mental Retardation   (Israel)

Author keywords

Functional skills; Physical fitness; Rett syndrome; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PULSE RATE; RATING SCALE; REST; RETT SYNDROME; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHILD; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RETT SYNDROME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8344223793     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2003.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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