The role of the abdominal muscles in pelvic positioning and lower limb function in children with spastic type cerebral palsy

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 235-263). === Deficient truncal postural control is said to be the main factor in the development of motor disorders, however in cerebral palsy (CP) the role of the trunk especially in lower limb function is not clearly understood. T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unger, Marianne
Other Authors: Jelsma, Jennifer
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11527