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Context Effects on the Spontaneous Leg Movements of Infants with Spina Bifida
Author(s) -
David M. F. Chapman
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1538-005X
pISSN - 0898-5669
DOI - 10.1097/00001577-200214020-00002
Subject(s) - supine position , spina bifida , context (archaeology) , typically developing , lumbar , movement (music) , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , sitting , psychology , pediatrics , physical therapy , developmental psychology , anatomy , surgery , physics , biology , paleontology , pathology , autism , acoustics
Our understanding of the developmental profiles of infants with spina bifida (SB) is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine over four months the impact of the movement context on the spontaneously produced leg movements of infants with spina bifida (SB).