Title: Role of Ankle Plantar Flexors in Children With CP
Abstract:I am a physical therapist who works with children with cerebral palsy. I was most interested in Judy Carmick's article “Clinical Use of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Children With Cerebral ...I am a physical therapist who works with children with cerebral palsy. I was most interested in Judy Carmick's article “Clinical Use of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Children With Cerebral Palsy, Part 1: Lower Extremity” in the August 1993 issue of Physical Therapy. As a clinician, I find the time spent in working on concentric and eccentric ankle plantar flexion invaluable. I was not surprised, therefore, to see that Ms Carmick found that stimulating the ankle plantar flexors (especially in case 1) changed the gait characteristics significantly, whereas stimulating the ankle dorsiflexors had an adverse effect. Several long-held beliefs about the ankle in gait in children with cerebral palsy are seriously questioned when the results Ms Carmick reports are studied.… Judy Carmick, PT 3060 Miranda Ave, Alamo, CA 94507-1611Read More
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-05-01
Language: en
Type: letter
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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