Purpose This scoping review aimed to synthetize personal and environmental facilitators
and barriers to participation in physical activities among youths living with cerebral palsy …

To analyze growth patterns of children with CP between countries; to examine differences in
growth; and to assess the fit of growth charts. Cross-sectional study in children with CP from …

Children with spastic cerebral palsy often present with muscle weakness, resulting from
neural impairments and muscular alterations. While progressive resistance training (PRT) …

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a heterogeneous group of motor disorders attributed to a non-
progressive lesion in the developing brain. Knowledge on skeletal muscle properties is …

During childhood, muscle growth is stimulated by a gradual increase in bone length and
body mass, as well as by other factors, such as physical activity, nutrition, metabolic …

Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common conditions leading to lifelong childhood
physical disability. Literature reported previously altered muscle properties such as lower …

Introduction Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability of childhood
worldwide. Historically the diagnosis was made between 12 and 24 months, meaning data …

Spasticity is characterized by an enhanced size and reduced threshold for activation of
stretch reflexes and is associated with “positive signs” such as clonus and spasms, as well …

1. Introduction The body of evidence regarding therapeutic interventions for cerebral palsy
(CP) is quite large, but the vast majority focuses on children who are ambulant (Gross Motor …

Muscle volume must increase substantially during childhood growth to generate the power
required to propel the growing body. One unresolved but fundamental question about …