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CAN-flip: A Pilot Gymnastics Program for Children With Cerebral Palsy.

Abstract

This pilot study examined whether an adapted gymnastics program, CAN-flip, could be a feasible activity for children with cerebral palsy (CP) leading to improvements in muscle fitness, motor performance, and physical self-perception. Four girls and 1 boy (9.8 ± 1.3 yr) with CP participated in this multiple-baseline across-subjects design and were randomly assigned to start either the 6-wk gymnastics or the 6-wk control period. Muscle strength, …

Authors

Cook O; Frost G; Twose D; Wallman L; Falk B; Galea V; Adkin A; Klentrou P

Journal

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 349–370

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Publication Date

10 2015

DOI

10.1123/apaq.2015-0026

ISSN

0736-5829