Effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions to improve gait speed in children with cerebral palsy: Systematic review and Meta-Analysis

Physical Therapy

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1938-1954

  Moreau, Noelle G ^a   Bodkin, Amy Winter ^b   Bjornson, Kristie ^c   Hobbs, Amy ^a   Soileau, Mallary ^a   Lahasky, Kay ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BIOFEEDBACK; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESISTANCE TRAINING; VIBRATION; WALKING SPEED;

ADOLESCENT; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; VIBRATION; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 85004038659     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20150401     Document Type: Review

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