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M Kathleen Kelly, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Field tests of aerobic capacity can provide valid, reliable outcome measurements without the burden of expensive equipment in a sophisticated laboratory setting. To date, however, there are no validated field tests for measuring aerobic fitness in children or adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP), and there is a paucity of exercise test protocols appropriate for children with CP. These authors adapted a commonly used field test—the shuttle run test (SRT)—to accommodate children classified at level I or level II on the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). A separate protocol was designed for each level (SRT-1 and SRT-2). The protocols . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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