Objective: To evaluate effectiveness of motor learning coaching on retention and transfer of
gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy. Design: Block randomized trial, matched …

Conventionally, efficiency is indirectly estimated through a respiratory gas analyser (oxygen,
carbon dioxide), which is a complex and rather costly calculation method that is difficult to …

BACKGROUND: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) perform less physical activity than their
typically developing peers (TDP). Pain, important comorbidity in children with CP, restrains …

Background: The effect of femoral derotation osteotomy (FDO) in children with cerebral palsy
(CP) has hitherto been examined using various outcome measures including range of …

Children with developmental disabilities lack sufficient physical activity in their daily lives.
The purpose of this study was to see if children with developmental disabilities who …

Mechanical efficiency (ME) during stair-climbing measures ambulation ability. This study
investigated the relationship between ME and age, anthropometric, functional walking, and …

Purpose: Mechanical efficiency can assess motor performance in individuals with physical
disabilities. The purpose was to determine the utility of predicting it from heart rate (HR) …

Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a prognostic factor regarding long time
morbidity and mortality. To assess CRF the well-known gold standard is cardiopulmonary …

Climbing the stairs up to a second floor of the engineering building in Nnamdi Azikiwe
University in Awka, for classes has been a routine job for the students of Civil Engineering …

Purpose: To determine the smallest significant change in mechanical efficiency (ME net)
measured by a stair-climbing test. Methods: Duplicate stair-climbing tests (T1 and T2), with …