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Gait: The Cornerstone of Intervention
Quantifying the effects of hypotonia starts in the clinic
Effective management of children with hypotonia requires an understanding of how the condition affects gait. Clinicians typically rely on their professional experience when discussing the effects of hypotonia on gait in pediatric patients, partly because they trust that experience, but also because so little research has actually elucidated these effects.
By Cary Groner
Posted in 2013, Feature Article, September
Tagged Down Syndrome and gait, hypotonia, Down Syndrome
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