Kate L. Willoughby and colleagues are to be congratulated on the work done recently
with children with cerebral palsy on the treadmill.
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Only those who have actually done it appreciate the amount of devotion necessary
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- Efficacy of Partial Body Weight–Supported Treadmill Training Compared With Overground Walking Practice for Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled TrialArchives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationVol. 91Issue 3
- The authors respondArchives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationVol. 91Issue 9
- PreviewWe thank Wernig and colleague for their comments and for generating important discussion around this topic. While treadmill training has been investigated in adult patient populations for some time, we have only recently begun to see rigorous investigation of the benefits of this intervention for children with cerebral palsy.
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