Vibration perception thresholds in children with idiopathic toe walking gait

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1017-1021

  Williams, Cylie M ^a,b,c   Tinley, Paul ^c   Curtin, Michael ^c   Nielsen, Sharon ^c  

^a Southern Health   (Australia)

^b PENINSULA HEALTH   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

sensation; toe walking; vibration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HALLUX; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC TOE WALKING GAIT; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOUCH; VIBRATION SENSE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOES; TOUCH PERCEPTION; VIBRATION; WALKING;

EID: 84864212938     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073811432748     Document Type: Article

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