Effect of radial shock wave therapy on muscle spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 284-290

  Gonkova, Mariya I ^a   Ilieva, Elena M ^a   Ferriero, Giorgio ^c   Chavdarov, Ivan ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b Specialized Hospital for Rehabilitation of Children with Cerebral Palsy 'Santa Sofia'   (Bulgaria)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

cerebral palsy; muscle spasticity; radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSIES; EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY; INSTRUMENTAL METHODS; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SPASTICITY;

DISEASES; MUSCLE; SHOCK WAVES;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE; SPASTICITY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; MUSCLE SPASTICITY;

ANKLE JOINT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PRESSURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84882452428     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: 14735660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328360e51d     Document Type: Article

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