@article{ref1,
title="Effect of playground environments on the physical activity of children with ambulatory cerebral palsy",
journal="Pediatric physical therapy",
year="2016",
author="Pratt, Brenda and Hartshorne, Nancy S. and Mullens, Pam and Schilling, Mary Lou and Fuller, Sarah and Pisani, Emily",
volume="28",
number="4",
pages="475-482",
abstract="PURPOSE: To compare the effect of 2 different playground environments on the physical activity of children with ambulatory cerebral palsy during their playground play. <br><br>METHODS: Five 7- to 8-year-old children with cerebral palsy (Gross Motor Functional Classification System [GMFCS] level II) participated. Using an alternating treatment, single-subject design, stride patterns were obtained using an activity monitor on an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant and noncompliant playground. Visual and statistical analysis of the stride data was used to analyze the effect of the playground environments. <br><br>RESULTS: Four of the 5 participants increased the number of strides on an ADA-compliant playground. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Children with cerebral palsy (GMFCS II) may benefit from an ADA-compliant playground to increase their physical activity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-5669",
doi="10.1097/PEP.0000000000000318",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000318"
}