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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2010 May 15;20(5):851–859. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.04.005

Table 1.

Participant inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Exclusion

  • 0.5-60 months of walking experience

  • Able to ambulate barefoot at least 15 feet in a forward direction with supervision (children with CP could use an assistive device)

  • Able to follow 1-step verbal instructions

For children with CP only:

  • Bilateral spastic CP (diplegia or quadriplegia)

  • GMFCS II-III classification [Palisano et al, 1997]

  • Lower extremity bony or soft tissue surgery or fracture in the past 12 months

For TD children only:

  • History of any orthopedic, neuromuscular, or cardiovascular condition

For children with CP only:

  • Spastic hemiplegic or non-spastic classification

  • History of dorsal rhizotomy

  • History of tendon transfer to a target muscle

  • Botulinum toxin injection to a lower extremity muscle in the past 6 months

  • Secondary orthopedic, neuromuscular or cardiovascular condition