Diane L. Damiano

Should we be testing and training muscle strength in cerebral palsy?

What does the Ashworth scale really measure and are instrumented measures more valid and precise?

Ankle and knee coupling in patients with spastic diplegia: effects of gastrocnemius-soleus lengthening.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of strength-training programs for people with cerebral palsy.

Relationships among musculoskeletal impairments and functional health status in ambulatory cerebral palsy.

Biomechanical changes in gait following selective dorsal rhizotomy.

Responsiveness and uniqueness of the pediatric outcomes data collection instrument compared to the gross motor function measure for measuring orthopaedic and neurosurgical outcomes in cerebral palsy.

Progressive resistance exercise in physical therapy: a summary of systematic reviews.

Relationship of spasticity to knee angular velocity and motion during gait in cerebral palsy.

Intrasession and intersession reliability of handheld dynamometry in children with cerebral palsy.

Activity, activity, activity: rethinking our physical therapy approach to cerebral palsy.

Promotion of physical fitness and prevention of secondary conditions for children with cerebral palsy: section on pediatrics research summit proceedings.

Muscle thickness reflects activity in CP but how well does it represent strength?

A feasible and reliable muscle fatigue assessment protocol for individuals with cerebral palsy.

Fatigue resistance during a voluntary performance task is associated with lower levels of mobility in cerebral palsy.

Tactile sensory abilities in cerebral palsy: deficits in roughness and object discrimination.

Is addressing impairments the shortest path to improving function?

Joint-position sense and kinesthesia in cerebral palsy.

Contributors to fatigue resistance of the hamstrings and quadriceps in cerebral palsy.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of treadmill training and body weight support in pediatric rehabilitation.

Muscle size matters.

In vivo muscle architecture and size of the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

Rehabilitative therapies in cerebral palsy: the good, the not as good, and the possible.

New clinical and research trends in lower extremity management for ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.

Can strength training predictably improve gait kinematics? A pilot study on the effects of hip and knee extensor strengthening on lower-extremity alignment in cerebral palsy.

Somatosensory-evoked cortical activity in spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

Muscle architecture predicts maximum strength and is related to activity levels in cerebral palsy.

Comparison of elliptical training, stationary cycling, treadmill walking and overground walking. Electromyographic patterns.

Commentary on an article by Pamela Thomason, BPhty, MPT, et al.: "Single-event multilevel surgery in children with spastic diplegia. A pilot randomized controlled trial".

Effectiveness of physical therapy for improving gait and balance in individuals with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review.

Comparison of elliptical training, stationary cycling, treadmill walking and overground walking.

Tibialis anterior architecture, strength, and gait in individuals with cerebral palsy.

Rapid force generation is impaired in cerebral palsy and is related to decreased muscle size and functional mobility.

Accuracy and reliability of haptic spasticity assessment using HESS (Haptic Elbow Spasticity Simulator).

Haptic recreation of elbow spasticity.

A practical strategy for sEMG-based knee joint moment estimation during gait and its validation in individuals with cerebral palsy.

Development of a Haptic Elbow Spasticity Simulator (HESS) for improving accuracy and reliability of clinical assessment of spasticity.

Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a novel mobility training intervention in infants and toddlers with cerebral palsy.

Acceptability and potential effectiveness of a foot drop stimulator in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

Muscle plasticity and ankle control after repetitive use of a functional electrical stimulation device for foot drop in cerebral palsy.

Contribution of hip joint proprioception to static and dynamic balance in cerebral palsy: a case control study.

Lower extremity functional electrical stimulation cycling promotes physical and functional recovery in chronic spinal cord injury.

Characteristics of bilateral hand function in individuals with unilateral dystonia due to perinatal stroke: sensory and motor aspects.

Research summit III proceedings on dosing in children with an injured brain or cerebral palsy: executive summary.

Health-Related Physical Fitness for Children With Cerebral Palsy.

Progressive resistance exercise increases strength but does not improve objective measures of mobility in young people with cerebral palsy.

Meaningfulness of mean group results for determining the optimal motor rehabilitation program for an individual child with cerebral palsy.