Conference
Performance Following Ability-Focused Physical Therapy Intervention in Individuals With Severely Limited Physical and Cognitive Abilities
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Do individuals with severely limited physical and cognitive abilities improve their gross motor abilities when given physical therapy intervention, and does improvement transfer to nontreatment settings?
SUBJECTS: The subjects were 24 individuals (10 female, 14 male), aged 3 to 30 years (X = 20.1, SD = 8.1), who were nonambulatory and had limited adaptive behavior.
Authors
Brown DA; Effgen SK; Palisano RJ
Volume
78
Pagination
pp. 934-947
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
September 1, 1998
DOI
10.1093/ptj/78.9.934
Conference proceedings
Physical Therapy
Issue
9
ISSN
0031-9023