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Effects of stretching and heat treatment on hamstring extensibility in children with severe mental retardation and hypertonia.
To examine the effect of heat and duration of stretching on the extensibility of hamstring muscles and their electromyographic responses to passive stretch in children with hypertonia and severe mental retardation.Randomized cross-over trial.Developmental disability unit in a local hospital.Twenty-nine subjects (9 females) with ages ranged from 4 to 13 years...
PMID: 18728130