Open AccessHeart Rate and Walking Velocity During Independent Walking in Children with Low and Midlumbar Myelomeningocele
Author(s) -
Åsa Bartonek,
Marie Eriksson,
Helena Saraste
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 - 10.1097/00001577-200214040-00003
Subject(s) - heart rate , medicine , physical therapy , body mass index , energy expenditure , preferred walking speed , physical medicine and rehabilitation , blood pressure
The purpose of this study was to examine the heart rate and walking velocity of children with low and midlumbar myelomeningocele (MMC) using two types of orthoses.