Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2007

Effectiveness of Loaded Sit-to-Stand Resistance Exercise for Children With Mild Spastic Diplegia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

  • Hua-Fang Liao, MPH

      Affiliations

    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Hua-Fang Liao, MPH, School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 17, Xajhou Rd, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC.
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  • Ying-Chi Liu, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Child Developmental Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tse-Chi Hospital, Hua-Lien City, Taiwan
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  • Wen-Yu Liu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan Branch, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan.
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  • Yuh-Ting Lin, MSc

      Affiliations

    • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

  • Image Result

    Flow chart of participants’ enrollment, randomization, and data analysis. Abbreviation: SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    Flow chart of participants’ enrollment, randomization, and data analysis. Abbreviation: SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome.

  • Image Result

    Loaded STS exercise conducted by a child with spastic diplegia.

    Loaded STS exercise conducted by a child with spastic diplegia.

 Supported by the National Science Council, Taiwan (grant no. NSC90-2314-B-002-315).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.

PII: S0003-9993(06)01374-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.006

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2007

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