Effect of Altering Handle Position of a Rolling Walker on Gait in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1989
Program
Physical Therapy
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to document among a small sample of children with CP whether using rollator walkers with horizontal and with vertical handles would create any immediate changes in the gait characteristics of velocity; cadence; and right and left stride length, step length, and base of support. The hypothesis of this study was that there would be significant changes in the designated gait characteristics of the child with spastic CP when ambulating with the vertical-handled walker (forearm neutral) as compared with ambulating with the standard horizontal-handled walker (forearms pronated).
Recommended Citation
Levangie, Pamela; Guihan, M. F.; Meyer, P.; and Stuhr, K., "Effect of Altering Handle Position of a Rolling Walker on Gait in Children With Cerebral Palsy" (1989). All PTHMS Faculty Publications. 167.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/pthms_fac/167
Publication
Physical Therapy
Volume
69
Issue
2
Pages
69
Comments
Originally published:
Levangie, Pamela K., et al. "Effect of Altering Handle Position of a Rolling Walker on Gait in Children With Cerebral Palsy." Physical Therapy 69.2 (1989): 69.