Effect of a trunk-targeted intervention using vibration on posture and gait in children with spastic type cerebral palsy: A randomized control trial

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 79-88

  Unger, Marianne ^a   Jelsma, Jennifer ^b   Stark, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abdominal muscles; CP; Posture and gait; Strengthening; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPASTICITY; STABILOGRAPHY; TRUNK; VIBRATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; CEREBRAL PALSY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION; WALKING;

EID: 84883016619     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2012.715313     Document Type: Article

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