Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1623-1629 , December 2006

Assessment of Seated Postural Control in Children: Comparison of a Force Platform Versus a Pressure Mapping System

  • Michèle Lacoste, BSc, OT

      Affiliations

    • Gait and Posture Laboratory, Marie Enfant Rehabilitation Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Marc Therrien, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Gait and Posture Laboratory, Marie Enfant Rehabilitation Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Department of Kinesiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Julie N. Côté, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Gait and Posture Laboratory, Marie Enfant Rehabilitation Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Ian Shrier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Hubert Labelle, MD

      Affiliations

    • Gait and Posture Laboratory, Marie Enfant Rehabilitation Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • François Prince, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Gait and Posture Laboratory, Marie Enfant Rehabilitation Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Department of Kinesiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Department of Surgery, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to François Prince, PhD, Laboratoire de Posture et de Locomotion, Centre de réadaptation Marie Enfant, 5200 rue Bélanger E, Montréal, QC H1T 1C9, Canada

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 Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant no. IMH-60915), and Fonds de Recherche en Santé du Québec.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(06)01327-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.08.344

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1623-1629 , December 2006

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