Open AccessComplicated Muscle-Bone Interactions in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Author(s) -
Christopher M. Modlesky,
Chuan Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current osteoporosis reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.472
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1544-2241
pISSN - 1544-1873
DOI - 10.1007/s11914-020-00561-y
Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , spasticity , medicine , population , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , environmental health
The goal of this review is to highlight the deficits in muscle and bone in children with cerebral palsy (CP), discuss the muscle-bone relationship in the CP population, and identify muscle-based intervention strategies that may stimulate an improvement in their bone development.