Evaluation of an activity monitor for the objective measurement of free-living physical activity in children with cerebral palsy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2549-2558

  Tang, Kit Tzu ^a,b   Richardson, Alison M ^c   Maxwell, Douglas ^d   Spence, William D ^a,e   Stansfield, Benedict W ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Anderson Gait Analysis Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^d PAL Technologies Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e WD Spence Prosthetics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescent; ambulatory; Cerebral palsy; Child; Monitoring; Motor activity; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MONITOR; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITY MONITOR; ADOLESCENT; AM; AMBULATORY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CP; F-LPA; FAQ; FREE-LIVING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; GILLETTE FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; GMFCS; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; MONITORING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NHS; REHABILITATION; SIT-TO-STAND; STS;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84888381996     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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