Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common movement disorder in children. A diagnosis of CP
is often made based on abnormal muscle tone or posture, a delay in reaching motor …

Selective motor control (SMC) impairment involves movement patterns dominated by flexor
or extensor synergies that interfere with functional movements in children with cerebral palsy …

Bei einer Häufigkeit von 5-10% im Kindesalter stellt ein über einen längeren Zeitraum
persistierender Zehenspitzengang immer wieder Anlass zur Vorstellung beim Pädiater dar …

Normal selective voluntary motor control (SVMC) can be defined as the ability to perform
isolated joint movement without using mass flexor/extensor patterns or undesired movement …

This study evaluated the biomechanical and electromyographic effects of conventional ankle
foot orthoses (AFOs) and dynamic ankle foot orthoses (DAFOs) on gait in patients with …

Idiopathic toe-walking is defined as persistent toewalking in a normal child in the absence of
developmental, neurological or neuromuscular conditions. True idiopathic toe-walking is a …

Toe walking is a bilateral gait abnormality in which a normal heel strike is absent and most
weight bearing occurs through the forefoot. This abnormality may not be pathologic in …

Fifteen children who were diagnosed with idiopathic toe walking that cannot be corrected by
nonoperative treatment were assessed by clinical examination and computer-based gait …

Purpose Spastic cerebral palsy (CP) is characterized by four neuromuscular deficits:
weakness, short muscle-tendon unit, muscle spasticity and impaired selective motor control …

The treatment of idiopathic toe walking in children can include surgical lengthening of the
gastrocnemius/soleus complex after conservative options have been ineffective. Previous …