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The Gross Motor Performance Measure: Validity and Responsiveness of a Measure of Quality of Movement

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This article presents the results of a study to validate a measure of gross motor performance for its capacity to detect changes in the quality of movement in children with cerebral palsy aged 0 to 12 years. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: On two occasions, 4 to 6 months apart, physical therapists from three children's treatment centers assessed 106 children with cerebral palsy, 18 children who had sustained an acute head injury, …

Authors

Boyce WF; Gowland C; Rosenbaum PL; Lane M; Plews N; Goldsmith CH; Russell DJ; Wright V; Potter S; Harding D

Journal

Physical Therapy, Vol. 75, No. 7, pp. 603–613

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

July 1, 1995

DOI

10.1093/ptj/75.7.603

ISSN

0031-9023