A comparison of treadmill training and overground walking in ambulant children with cerebral palsy: Randomized controlled clinical trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 686-696

  Grecco, Luanda André Collange ^a,b   Zanon, Nelci ^b,c   Sampaio, Luciana Maria Malosá ^a   Oliveira, Claudia Santos ^a  

^a Professor of Anatomy from University Nine of July   (Brazil)

^b Center of Pediatric Neurosurgery CENEPE Rehabilitation   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; children; gait; physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; DISABILITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; GAIT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER;

BRAZIL; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WALKING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDREN; GAIT; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84880148814     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215513476721     Document Type: Article

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