Neural Plasticity
Volume 12, Nos. 2-3, 2005
special issue: Posture
in the Picture:
On
the Relevance of Postural Control in Children with Developmental Motor
Disorders
Guest Editors: A. Gramsbergen and M. Hadders-Algra
Editorial: Posture in the Picture: On the
Relevance of Postural Control in Children with Developmental Motor Disorders
M. Hadders-Algra and A. Gramsbergen......................................................... 1
Postural Control in Man: The Phylogenetic
Perspective
A. Gramsbergen.................................................................................... 5
Multi-Joint Dynamics and the Development of
Movement Control
E. Otten................................................................. 17
Development of Postural Control During the First 18 Months of Life
M. Hadders-Algra...................................... 27
Development of Postural Control in Healthy
Children: A Functional Approach
C. Assaiante, S. Mallau, S. Viel, M. Jover, C. Schmitz.................. 37
Postural Synergies and their Development
M.L. Latash, V. Krishnamoorthy,
J.P. Scholz, V.M. Zatsiorsky.................................................... 47
Perinatal Development of the Motor Systems
Involved in Postural Control
L. Vinay, F. Ben-Mabrouk, F. Brocard, F. Clarac,
C. Jean-Xavier, E. Pearlstein, J-F. Pflieger................................ 59
Development of Postural Muscles and Their
Innervation
J. IJkema-Paassen and A. Gramsbergen........................................................ 69
Cerebellar
Development and Plasticity: Perspectives for Motor Coordination Strategies, for
Motor Skills, and for Therapy
J.D. Swinny,
J.J.L. van der Want, A. Gramsbergen............................. 81
Role of the Basal Ganglia in Balance Control
J.E. Visser and B.R. Bloem..................................... 89
Postural Behavior
in Children Born Preterm
B. Fallang and M. Hadders-Algra.......................... 103
Postural
Control in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
R.H. Geuze......................................... 111
Postural Muscle Dyscoordination in Children with Cerebral Palsy
J.C. van der Heide and M. Hadders-Algra....................... 125
Role of Visual Dysfunction in Postural
Control in Children with Cerebral Palsy
G. Porro, D.van
der Linden, O. van Nieuwenhuizen, D. Wittebol-Post........................... 133
Postural Dysfunction During Standing and
Walking in Children with Cerebral Palsy: What Are the Underlying Problems and
What New Therapies Might Improve Balance?
M.H.
Woollacott and A. Shumway-Cook.......................... 139
Postural Dysfunction in Children with
Cerebral Palsy: Some Implications for Therapeutic Guidance
E. Brogren Carlberg and M. Hadders-Algra......................... 149
Efficacy and Effectiveness of Physical
Therapy in Enhancing Postural Control in Children with Cerebral Palsy
S.R. Harris and L. Roxborough................. 157
A
Critical Review of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy and Forced-Use in
Children with Hemiplegia
J. Charles and A.M. Gordon..................... 173
Discussion on Neurobiological and Clinical
Aspects of Postural Control in Motor Behavior
A. Gramsbergen and
M. Hadders-Algra.................. 191
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Approximately 200 pages.
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