Assessment of postural control in children with cerebral palsy: A review

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1367-1375

  Pavão, Sílvia Leticia ^a   dos Santos, Adriana Neves ^a   Woollacott, Marjorie Hines ^b   Rocha, Nelci Adriana Cicuto Ferreira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Cerebral palsy; Children; Functionality; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTICIPATORY POSTURAL CONTROL; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMERCIAL DEVICE ASSOCIATED TO FORCE PLATE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FORCE PLATE SIGNAL ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MAGNETIC TRACKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESSURE PLATFORM ANALYSIS; REACTIVE POSTURE CONTROL; REVIEW; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE;

EID: 84874760068     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.01.034     Document Type: Review

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