Combined Passive Stretchingand Active Movement Rehabilitation of Lower-Limb Impairments in Children With Cerebral Palsy – Using a Portable Robot: Wu Y-N et al.

Abstract
Background: Ankle impairments are closely associated with functional limitations in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Passive stretching is often used to increase the range of motion (ROM) of the impaired ankle. Improving motor controlis also a focus of physical therapy. …

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 25(4) 378 –385 
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DOI: 10.1177/1545968310388666
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Autoren:
Yi-Ning Wu, PhD   1,
Miriam Hwang, MD, PhD   2,
Yupeng Ren, MS   1,
Deborah Gaebler-Spira, MD   1,3,
and Li-Qun Zhang, PhD    1,3,4
 

 

Autoren-Details:
1   Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2  Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
3  Northwestern University, Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
4  Northwestern University, Evanston, Evanston, IL, USA
Corresponding Author:
Li-Qun Zhang, PhD, 345 East Superior Street, Suite 1406, Chicago, IL 60611, USA Email: l-zhang@northwestern.edu