Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 9 , Pages 1114-1120 , September 2007

Relationships Between Spasticity, Strength, Gait, and the GMFM-66 in Persons With Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy

  • Sandy A. Ross, PT, DPT, MHS, PCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Maryville University, St. Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Sandy A. Ross, PT, DPT, MHS, PCS, Physical Therapy Program, Maryville University, 650 Maryville University Dr, St. Louis, MO 63141-7299
    • ,
  • Jack R. Engsberg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.

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 Supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health (grant no. R01 NS35830).

 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(07)00428-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.011

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 9 , Pages 1114-1120 , September 2007

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