Physical activity and its promotion, as well as the avoidance of sedentary behaviour, play
important roles in health promotion and prevention of lifestyle‐related diseases. Guidelines …

Peripheral nerve injuries are common, and there is no easily available formula for
successful treatment. Incomplete injuries are most frequent. Seddon classified nerve injuries …

Many position stands and review papers have refuted the myths associated with resistance
training (RT) in children and adolescents. With proper training methods, RT for children and …

Over the last 25 years the definition and classification of cerebral palsy (CP) have evolved,
as well as the approach to rehabilitation. CP is a disorder of the development of movement …

Although weakness has been identified in cerebral palsy (CP) in isolated muscle groups, the
magnitude of weakness in multiple muscles and the patterns of weakness across joints have …

Dodd KJ, Taylor NF, Damiano DL. A systematic review of the effectiveness of strength-
training programs for people with cerebral palsy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 83: 1157-64 …

Objective: To determine clinical effectiveness of strength training in children with spastic
cerebral palsy. Design: Prospective before and after trial in which subjects participated in a 6 …

The recommended amount of daily physical activity for youth is 60 minutes a day, most days
of the week. Youth with disabilities are not achieving this target and are significantly less …

Treatment of Cerebral Palsy and Motor Delay is a highly practical, easy-to-read resource for
all paediatric practitioners and students working with the developmental abilities and …

This randomized clinical trial evaluated the effects of a home-based, six-week strength-
training programme on lower limb strength and physical activity of 21 young people (11 …