Exercise interventions improve postural control in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 504-520

  Dewar, Rosalee ^a   Love, Sarah ^b   Johnston, Leanne Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; GAIT; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HEMIPLEGIA; HIPPOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; JOINT MOBILITY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SITTING; SPASTICITY; STANDING; STRETCHING EXERCISE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL FEEDBACK; WALKING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84928924679     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12660     Document Type: Article

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