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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Gross Motor Function Measure"”.
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Adaptación transcultural y propiedades psicométricas de la versión española del “Gross Motor Function Measure-88” (GMFM-88-SP)
… en español dirigida a evaluar la función motora gruesa de niños con PC. El “Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)” es una herramienta de evaluación referida a criterios que tiene como objetivo evaluar los cambios clínicamente significativos que se producen a lo largo del tiempo en niños con …
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The Effect of Hippotherapy on Ten Children with Cerebral Palsy
… of the horse to improve neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. A convenience sample of ten subjects with cerebral palsy participated in this study. The subjects were between the ages of 2.5and 7 years old and had not received hippotherapy prior to this study. The PEDI ( Pediatric Evaluation of …
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Long-term outcome of children with cerebral palsy undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy
… thesis was to describe long-term development of functional outcomes in children with cerebral palsy undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) combined with physiotherapy and to evaluate measures used in follow-up. Five years after SDR muscle tone was reduced, passive range of motion (PROM) …
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Effects of specifically sequenced massage on spastic muscle properties and motor skills in adolescents with cerebral palsy
… to the developing brain and adversely affects motor control. The limitations in motor control range from an inability to even hold the head erect and an inability to self-feed, to cases where for example walking is hampered by spasticity in one limb. The cornerstone of current treatment is …
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An investigation into the ultrastructural parameters of abdominal muscles in children and adolescents with spastic type cerebral palsy and the effect on postural muscle performance
Cerebral palsy (CP) is an abnormality in motor function and postural tone that usually occurs at an early age. Spastic type cerebral palsy (STCP) - the most common type of motor disorder - involves increased muscle tone, a rigid posture in the limbs and muscle weakness resulting in impairment of …
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Participation in physical activities and sedentary behaviour among children with physical disabilities
… of Physical Activity Referral (PAR) and outcome measures for children with physical disabilities and its effectiveness on increasing participation in physical activity and decreasing sedentary behaviour. The thesis is comprised of three studies with children with various gross- and fine motor, …
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Standardisierte und validierte Messinstrumente zur Evaluation der Therapie mit Botulinum Toxin A bei Kindern mit Zerebralparese
… lokale Wirksamkeit des Therapieverfahrens. Die Gross Motor Funktion Measure (GMFM) evaluiert quantitative Veränderungen der grobmotorischen Funktion, während die Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) die Alltagsrelevanz erfasst. Damit untersuchen diese standardisierten und …
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Factors associated with improvement in the gross motor function outcomes of children with acquired brain injury in a paediatric intermediate care facility in the Western Cape, South Africa: A descriptive study
… study aimed to record the recovery patterns of gross motor function following acquired brain injury (ABI) in 17 participants, aged two to 14 years, receiving physiotherapy intervention at a paediatric intermediate care facility in the Western Cape, South Africa. Objectives of the study were to …