This study explored the effects of a flexible supramalleolar orthosis (SMO), indicated to decrease pronation associated with hypotonia, on postural stability in children with Down syndrome. Seventeen children with Down syndrome (nine males, eight females; mean age 5 years 10 months, SD 17.2 months;
Stiffness and postural stability in adults with Down syndrome
β Scribed by A. Webber; N. Virji-Babul; R. Edwards; M. Lesperance
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 231 KB
- Volume
- 155
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-4819
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