Effects of treadmill inclination on the gait of children with Down syndrome

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2185-2190

  Rodenbusch, Thayse L M ^a   Ribeiro, Tatiana S ^a   Simão, Camila R ^a   Britto, Heloisa M J S ^a   Tudella, Eloisa ^b   Lindquist, Ana R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Gait; Inclination

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREADMILL INCLINATION;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; WALKING;

EID: 84877323288     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.02.014     Document Type: Article

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