Background Delayed motor development may occur in children with Down syndrome,
cerebral palsy, general developmental delay or children born preterm. It limits the child's …

Objectives: Children with Duchene muscular dystrophy have weak muscles, which may
impair postural adjustments. These postural adjustments are required for gait and dynamic …

Background: Partial body weight support (BWS) systems have been broadly used with
treadmills as a strategy for gait training of individuals with gait impairments. Considering that …

Background and purpose: Maintaining balance is a subordinate but necessary requirement
for most human actions. Most Down syndrome (DS) children, who constitute a large portion …

Materials and methods: Thirty hemophilic boys with the ages ranging from 10 to 14 years
had participated in this study. They were assigned randomly into two equal study groups …

This study examined the effects of the support surface (ie, treadmill or ground) and the
quantity of body weight unloading provided by a partial body weight support (PBWS) system …

Body weight support (BWS) has become a typical strategy for gait training, in special with
children with cerebral palsy (CP). Although several findings have been reported in the …

Purpose: Motor impairments affect functional abilities and gait in children and adolescents
with cerebral palsy (CP). Improving their walking is an essential objective of treatment, and …

Introduction A great heterogeneity characterises the paediatric population with ataxia, which
has been studied poorly. The lack of postural control and coordination, in addition with …

A aquisição da marcha sob o aspecto neuromotor da reabilitação vem a ser o principal
desígnio do terapeuta durante a elaboração do plano de tratamento do paciente com …