Mechanical efficiency and balance in adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy

Highlights • Mobility efficiency in adolescents and young adults with CP is strongly associated with balance skills. • Low mobility is sensitive to balance deficits in adolescents and young adults with CP having low balance levels. • Increased mobility is more associated with age in adolescents and...

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Published in:Gait & posture 2013-09, Vol.38 (4), p.668-673
Main Authors: Bar-Haim, S, Al-Jarrah, M.D, Nammourah, I, Harries, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age Factors
Balance
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy - complications
Cerebral Palsy - physiopathology
Development
Female
Gait - physiology
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - etiology
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Mechanical efficiency
Mobility Limitation
Orthopedics
Postural Balance - physiology
Regression Analysis
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Highlights • Mobility efficiency in adolescents and young adults with CP is strongly associated with balance skills. • Low mobility is sensitive to balance deficits in adolescents and young adults with CP having low balance levels. • Increased mobility is more associated with age in adolescents and young adults with CP having higher balance levels.
ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.02.018