Osteoporosis is a global public health problem, with fractures contributing to significant
morbidity and mortality. Although postmenopausal osteoporosis is most common, up to 30 …

The pediatrician plays a major role in helping optimize bone health in children and
adolescents. This clinical report reviews normal bone acquisition in infants, children, and …

Purpose. Describing the epidemiology of cerebral palsy (CP), its impairments and risk
factors. Method. Literature review 1965–2004. Search terms: Cerebral palsy, incidence …

Abstract The International Society for Clinical Densitometry Official Revised Positions on
reporting of densitometry results in children represent current expert recommendations to …

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 …

Golomb MR, McDonald BC, Warden SJ, Yonkman J, Saykin AJ, Shirley B, Huber M, Rabin
B, AbdelBaky M, Nwosu ME, Barkat-Masih M, Burdea GC. In-home virtual reality videogame …

The International Society for Clinical Densitometry Official Positions on reporting of
densitometry results in children rep resent an effort to consolidate opinions to assist …

Growth and nutrition disorders are common secondary health conditions in children with
cerebral palsy (CP). Poor growth and malnutrition in CP merit study because of their impact …

The Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) was developed in response to the
need to have a standardized system to measure the 'severity of movement disability'in …

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used in the evaluation of bone fragility in
children. Previous recommendations emphasized total body less head and lumbar spine …