Musculoskeletal Key

8 Early diagnosis and prognosis in cerebral palsy Giovanni Cioni, Vittorio Belmonti and Christa Einspieler Chapter contents Techniques for the clinical assessment of the neonatal nervous system Prechtl’s method on…

12 Treadmill training in early infancy sensory and motor effects Caroline Teulier, Marianne Barbu-Roth and David I. Anderson Chapter contents The birth of the infant treadmill stepping paradigm Plasticity and…

7 Early muscle development in children with cerebral palsy the consequences for further muscle growth, muscle function, and long-term mobility Martin Gough and Adam P. Shortland Chapter contents Skeletal muscle…

5 The syndrome of deforming spastic paresis pathophysiology, assessment and treatment Nicolas Bayle and Jean-Michel Gracies Chapter contents Phenomenology and taxonomy in deforming spastic paresis Stretch-sensitive paresis Soft tissue contracture…

15 Interactive technologies for diagnosis and treatment in infants with cerebral palsy Jens Bo Nielsen Chapter contents Early diagnosis: a role for technology? Early treatment: a role for interactive technologies?…

Annotation C Kick start using the mobile infant learning paradigm to promote early leg action Linda Fetters Chapter contents Infants are dynamically changing Development requires exploration Altered development for the…

Annotation B Findings from a series of studies of passive mechanical properties of muscle in young children with cerebral palsy Adel Abdullah Alhusaini Chapter contents Methodology Study 1: Non-reflex stiffness…

4 Functional effects of neural impairments and subsequent adaptations Adel Abdullah Alhusaini Chapter contents Introduction Brief historical review Prevalence and aetiology Classification of cerebral palsy Motor impairments and muscle adaptations…