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| Kristie BjornsonSummaryAffiliation: University of Washington Country: USA Publications
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Walking stride rate patterns in children and youthKristie F Bjornson
Seattle Children s Research Institute, Seattle, Washington 98145, USA
Pediatr Phys Ther 23:354-63. 2011..To describe walking activity patterns in youth who are typically developing (TD) using a novel analysis of stride data and compare to youth with cerebral palsy (CP) and arthrogryposis (AR)...- Relationship of therapy to postsecondary education and employment in young adults with physical disabilitiesKristie Bjornson
Seattle Children s Research Institute, Developmental Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98145 5005, USA
Pediatr Phys Ther 23:179-86. 2011..The relationship of therapy services to postsecondary education and paid employment in young adults with physical disabilities was examined... - The relationship of physical activity to health status and quality of life in cerebral palsyKristie F Bjornson
Pediatrics Genetics and Developmental Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Pediatr Phys Ther 20:247-53. 2008..To compare the influence of functional level, ambulatory, and physical activity performance on self-reported health status and quality of life (QOL) of youth with cerebral palsy (CP) and with typical development... - Self-reported health status and quality of life in youth with cerebral palsy and typically developing youthKristie F Bjornson
School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:121-7. 2008..To describe self-reported health status and quality of life (QOL) of ambulatory youths with cerebral palsy (CP) compared with sex- and age-matched typically developing youth (TDY)... - Botulinum toxin for spasticity in children with cerebral palsy: a comprehensive evaluationKristie Bjornson
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Children s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, MPW 8 3, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Pediatrics 120:49-58. 2007..Interpretation of the literature is difficult because of the paucity of reliable measures of spasticity and challenges with measuring meaningful functional changes in children with disabilities... - Ambulatory physical activity performance in youth with cerebral palsy and youth who are developing typicallyKristie F Bjornson
Children s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, W7706, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Phys Ther 87:248-57. 2007..quot; The purpose of this study was to describe the day-to-day ambulatory activity "performance" of youth with CP compared with youth who were developing typically... - The effect of dynamic ankle foot orthoses on function in children with cerebral palsyKristie F Bjornson
Department of Biobehavioral Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Children s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
J Pediatr Orthop 26:773-6. 2006..Future research needs to clarify the long-term influence of the use of DAFOs on gross motor skill acquisition in young children with cerebral palsy... - Physical activity monitoring in children and youthsKristie F Bjornson
School of Nursing, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Pediatr Phys Ther 17:37-45. 2005..Finally, examples of pediatric physical activity monitoring are presented in the context of clinical practice and research... - Oral motor, communication, and nutritional status of children during intrathecal baclofen therapy: a descriptive pilot studyKristie F Bjornson
Children s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Neurodevelopmental Clinic, Spasticity Management Clinic, Seattle, WA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:500-6. 2003..To describe the oral motor, communication, and nutritional status of children receiving intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy for spasticity of cerebral origin... - Measurement of walking activity throughout childhood: influence of leg lengthKristie Bjornson
Seattle Children s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
Pediatr Exerc Sci 22:581-95. 2010..Recommended walking levels for optimal weight throughout childhood should be examined with knowledge of the device measurement differences and the natural history of walking activity changes with age... - Long-term safety and efficacy of continuous intrathecal baclofenWilliam M Campbell
Department of Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA
Dev Med Child Neurol 44:660-5. 2002..There were four deaths unrelated to CITE, including one from acute pancreatitis. Our findings might assist in establishing patient selection criteria and treatment goals, improving patient follow-up, and monitoring adverse events... - Lower extremity sensory function in children with cerebral palsyJohn F McLaughlin
University of Washington, Washington, USA
Pediatr Rehabil 8:45-52. 2005..3) To determine if dorsal rhizotomy results in detectable changes in LE sensory function in children with spastic diplegia... - Use of the StepWatch activity monitor for characterization of normal activity levels of childrenKit M Song
Children s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
J Pediatr Orthop 26:245-9. 2006..Average daily step counts varied widely by age and sex (mean 7604 +/- 2485), but the percent time spent at high, medium, and low levels of activity was very consistent regardless of age or sex of the child... - Ambulatory activity in youth with arthrogryposis: a cohort studyErin R Dillon
University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, WA, USA
J Pediatr Orthop 29:214-7. 2009..This study compared ambulatory activity of subjects with the 2 most common forms of arthrogryposis and a control group of typically developing youth... - Activity limitations: what are they really doing?Kristie Bjornson
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Dev Med Child Neurol 50:166. 2008 - Selective dorsal rhizotomy: meta-analysis of three randomized controlled trialsJohn McLaughlin
Children s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Dev Med Child Neurol 44:17-25. 2002..SDR+PT is efficacious in reducing spasticity in children with spastic diplegia and has a small positive effect on gross motor function... - Reliability and validity of the standing heel-rise testAllison Yocum
Northwest Pediatric Therapies, Issaquah, Washington, USA
Phys Occup Ther Pediatr 30:190-204. 2010..56 to 0.66) provide evidence of convergent validity. The results indicate that the standardized protocol is both reliable and valid for use in 5- to 12-year-old children with and without plantar flexion weakness... - The association between idiopathic clubfoot and increased internal hip rotationJohn P Howlett
Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
Clin Orthop Relat Res 467:1231-7. 2009..LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, prognostic study (case control study). See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence... - Survey of the use of massage for children with cerebral palsyGwen Maureen Glew
Division of Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children s Hospital, Seattle, WA
Int J Ther Massage Bodywork 3:10-5. 2010..Conventional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are merging into the broader field of "integrative medicine." Massage is no longer considered complementary or alternative in some conventional medical circles today...