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Ran Tao; Li Feng; Zhen Xiao; Bei-hua Zhang – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2020
Systematically review the comparison of anterior and posterior framed walker in terms of biomechanical analysis and energy expenditure and to discuss the implications for clinical practice. A systematic literature search was performed to identify studies that evaluated the gait pattern, upper extremity (UE) kinetics and kinematics and energy…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Children, Cerebral Palsy, Kinetics
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Knudson, Duane V. – Physical Educator, 2015
The purpose of this study was to document the top journals classified in the area of kinesiology in three bibliometric databases and the associations between the main bibliometric indicators reported through them. The Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports was searched for journals indexed (n = 85) in the sport sciences category for 2011.…
Descriptors: Databases, Periodicals, Physical Education, Physical Therapy
Burkhardt, Sandy – 1982
This paper presents an overview of the functions of connective tissue and the mechanisms of joint injury and contracture formation in relation to therapeutic exercise. The components of connective tissue operation are explained, including fibroblasts, macrophages, plasma cells, and collagen. An examination of the histology of connective tissue as…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Cytology, Human Body, Injuries
Levy, Fran J. – 1992
The concern of this text is the need that many individuals have for nonverbal, primarily physical forms of expression, and how this need has fueled the development of a new psychomotor discipline. The book treats the theory and practice of dance therapy, and examines the entire field from its inception through the present. Dance therapy, the use…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Dance Therapy, Health Promotion, History