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Ankle weights improve walking in children with Down syndrome
Load may help engage plantar flexors – Adding an ankle load during treadmill walking significantly improves gait kinetics in children with Down syndrome (DS), possibly due to greater contributions from the ankle plantar flexors, according to a study from Georgia State University in Atlanta.
By Larry Hand
Posted in 2014, February, Pediatric Clinical News
Tagged Down Syndrome, treadmill walking and Down syndrome
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