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.
    • ,
  • Ying-Chi Liu, MSc

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

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 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.

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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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