A light fingertip touch reduces postural sway in children with autism spectrum disorders

Gait and Posture

Volumn 43, Issue , 2016, Pages 137-140

  Chen, Fu Chen ^a   Tsai, Chia Liang ^b  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Light touch; Postural sway

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY POSTURE; CENTER OF PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; EYES CLOSE; EYES OPEN; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LIGHT FINGERTIP TOUCH; POSTURAL SWAY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOUCH; TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN; VISION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; TOUCH;

EID: 84969318286     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.09.012     Document Type: Article

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