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Gaskin, Cadeyrn J.; Andersen, Mark B.; Morris, Tony – Disability & Society, 2012
Although physical activity can have substantial mental and physical health benefits, people with cerebral palsy usually lead sedentary lives. To understand, at an individual level, this inactivity, we interviewed a 29-year-old minimally active woman with cerebral palsy (Alana) about the meanings and experiences of physical activity throughout her…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Females, Adults, Experience
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Crowley, Julie P.; Arnold, Sandra H.; McEwen, Irene R.; James, Shirley – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2009
This case report describes the use of treadmill training without body weight support to improve walking speed in a child with diplegic cerebral palsy. The child was a six-year-old girl with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. She walked short distances independently using a posterior support walker but was unable to keep up with her peers walking…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physical Activities, Cerebral Palsy, Assistive Technology