Journal article
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