Predictors of Walking Efficiency in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Lower-Body Joint Angles, Moments, and Power | Zendy

Marika Noorkõiv | Zendy; Grace Lavelle | Zendy; Nicola Theis | Zendy; Thomas Korff | Zendy; Cherry Kilbride | Zendy; Vasilios Baltzopoulos | Zendy; Adam Shortland | Zendy; Wendy J. Levin | Zendy; Jennifer Ryan | Zendy

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Predictors of Walking Efficiency in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Lower-Body Joint Angles, Moments, and Power

Author(s) -

Marika Noorkõiv,

Grace Lavelle,

Nicola Theis,

Thomas Korff,

Cherry Kilbride,

Vasilios Baltzopoulos,

Adam Shortland,

Wendy J. Levin,

Jennifer Ryan

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.1093/ptj/pzz041

Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , kinematics , gait , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ankle , sagittal plane , range of motion , physical therapy , gait analysis , medicine , preferred walking speed , knee joint , treadmill , surgery , anatomy , physics , classical mechanics

People with cerebral palsy (CP) experience increased muscle stiffness, muscle weakness, and reduced joint range of motion. This can lead to an abnormal pattern of gait, which can increase the energy cost of walking and contribute to reduced participation in physical activity.

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