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Do lycra garments improve function and movement in children with cerebral palsy?

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Coghill, J. E. and Simkiss, Douglas E.. (2010) Do lycra garments improve function and movement in children with cerebral palsy? Archives of Disease in Childhood, Vol.95 (No.5). pp. 393-395. ISSN 0003-9888

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.178624

Abstract

The mother of a 5-year-old boy with athetoid cerebral palsy complains of difficulties putting his Lycra suit on each day. She is keen to know if it actually helps improve his function and movement. STRUCTURED CLINICAL QUESTION In children with cerebral palsy (population), do Lycra garments (intervention) improve function and posture (outcome)? SEARCH STRATEGY The search was performed in October 2009.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Cerebral palsy -- Alternative treatment, Cerebral palsied -- Clothing, Spandex
Journal or Publication Title:	Archives of Disease in Childhood
Publisher:	BMJ Group
ISSN:	0003-9888
Date:	May 2010
Volume:	Vol.95
Number:	No.5
Page Range:	pp. 393-395
Identification Number:	10.1136/adc.2009.178624
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/3365